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San Diego, California

Mick Jagger's Urinal

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

The Statue "Unconditional Surrender" in front of the USS Midway

San Diego, California

Unconditional Surrender

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Exchange Street

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The Second Amendment Cowboy

Amarillo, Texas

The Second Amendment Cowboy

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Roswell McDonalds

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Closeup view from pathway.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Camel Rock

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Christ of the Mines Shrine

Silverton, Colorado

Christ of the Mines Shrine

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

Skyline Drive

Cañon City, Colorado

Skyline Drive

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Royal Gorge Bridge

Cañon City, Colorado

Royal Gorge Bridge

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

5-7-22

Cañon City, Colorado

Prospect Heights Jail

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Cascade Falls

Ouray, Colorado

Cascade Falls Park

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

Thousands of gallons of water spill down this 285-foot waterfall, which terminates in a frozen wonderland.

Ouray, Colorado

Box Canyon Falls

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Clydesdale horses

St. Louis, Missouri

Grant's Farm

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Fried Gulf seafood is the star of the show.

Houston, Texas

Christie's Seafood & Steak

At Houston’s longest-running restaurant, find a classic oyster stew beloved by a former U.S. President.

Goddess of Liberty

Austin, Texas

The Goddess of Liberty

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

A condemned Onion Creek house awaiting demolition

Austin, Texas

Ghost Streets of Onion Creek

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

View from bonnell

Austin, Texas

Mount Bonnell

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

The Sometimes Islands

Austin, Texas

The Sometimes Islands

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Barton Springs Pool

Austin, Texas

Barton Springs

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A Moonlight Tower at night

Austin, Texas

Austin Moonlight Towers

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Observation tower at the top of Kuwohi

Bryson City, North Carolina

Kuwohi

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The creek, slowly deepening the Big Ditch

Silver City, New Mexico

The Big Ditch

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

Palace of the Governors

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Palace of the Governors

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

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