Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

A memorial dedicated to the Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.

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

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

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

Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.