Wimberley, Texas
Jacob's Well
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
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Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Schulenburg, Texas
Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Atlanta, Georgia
This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.
Atlanta, Georgia
A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Magdalena, New Mexico
The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.
Carrizozo, New Mexico
This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Harbor Beach, Michigan
An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Bay City, Michigan
This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”
El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Miami, Florida
Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.
Palm Beach, Florida
The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.