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The First Inhabitant

San Antonio, Texas

'The First Inhabitant'

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

Native sculpture.

San Antonio, Texas

McNutt Sculpture Garden

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

The Ivy Side

San Antonio, Texas

Rosita's Bridge

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

Berlin Bear.

San Antonio, Texas

The Berlin Bear

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

The outside of the museum, complete with M&M greeters and half of a "Barney Smith Day" sign.

The Colony, Texas

Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Nothing beats an in-season fried green tomato BLT.

Vicksburg, Mississippi

The Tomato Place

Pull off Highway 61 in high summer for fried green tomato BLTs, turkey legs, and boiled peanuts.

Central State Hospital

Milledgeville, Georgia

Central State Hospital

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

James Brown Statue in James Brown Plaza

Augusta, Georgia

James Brown Plaza

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

Augusta's haunted pillar.
Permanently Closed

Augusta, Georgia

Haunted Pillar

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.

Big Rocks Park

Glen Rose, Texas

Big Rocks Park

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

World's Largest Bowie Knife

Bowie, Texas

World's Largest Bowie Knife

A town pays homage to its namesake.

Little Czech Bakery

West, Texas

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Texas Eiffel Tower

Paris, Texas

Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Glen Rose, Texas

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Shrine to Anglers

Hayward, Wisconsin

Shrine to Anglers

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Devil's Lake

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Devil's Lake

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Holy Hill.

Hubertus, Wisconsin

Holy Hill

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

Schweinebraten, which consists of roasted pork in dark beer gravy, plus scalloped potatoes and mixed vegetables.

Amana, Iowa

Ronneburg Restaurant

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

High Amana General Store

Amana, Iowa

High Amana General Store

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

View from the south bank looking north at Mays Island where Cedar Rapids City Hall and Linn County Courthouse are located.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Municipal Island

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

"What Cheer" water tower

What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Vermeer Windmill in downtown Pella, Iowa.

Pella, Iowa

Vermeer Windmill

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

American Gothic House.

Eldon, Iowa

American Gothic House

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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