A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.