Places Edited by hidingpool

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

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

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.