Comfort, Texas
Hygieostatic Bat Roost
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
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Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Houston, Texas
Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.
Huntsville, Alabama
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Huntsville, Alabama
It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.
Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Dallas, Texas
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Seattle, Washington
The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.
Seattle, Washington
The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.