Dallas, Texas
The Texas Woofus
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
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Dallas, Texas
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Denton, Texas
A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Irving, Texas
This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Dallas, Texas
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.