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Grave of Pat the Horse at Fort Sam Houston.

San Antonio, Texas

Grave of Pat the Horse

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

Deer at the Quadrangle.

San Antonio, Texas

The Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle and Museum

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Big Boots.

San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

Comanche Lookout Tower

San Antonio, Texas

Comanche Lookout Park

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

(Street Gangs)

Laredo, Texas

World Trade Bridge

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

Boot Hill Cemetery

Tilden, Texas

Boot Hill Cemetery

"They died with their boots on."

Original saloon/courthouse.

Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

Back of the WASP Museum hangar

Sweetwater, Texas

National WASP WWII Museum

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

The main building on a beautiful day

Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

Surrender Field

Yorktown, Virginia

Surrender Field

The location where the American Revolution ended.

CH-54A (H54A) Tarhe "Sky Crane."

Newport News, Virginia

Army Transportation Museum Foundation

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

The "pet ham" is 119 years old.

Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Mount Trashmore

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mount Trashmore

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

View of park from Hampton Blvd facing Princess Anne Rd.

Norfolk, Virginia

Yellow Fever Park

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

Cannonball in Church Wall

Norfolk, Virginia

Cannonball in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Reflections on Lake Drummond

Suffolk, Virginia

Great Dismal Swamp

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Monument to a Century of Flight.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Earth Goddess

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Botanical Garden

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

1895 Exposition Steps

Atlanta, Georgia

1895 Exposition Steps

Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.

Sideways' grave at Georgia Tech.

Atlanta, Georgia

The Sideways Grave of Sideways the Dog

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

The Wren’s Nest

Atlanta, Georgia

The Wren’s Nest

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

MPTA-098 with Pathfinder and its previous companion MPTA-ET.

Huntsville, Alabama

MPTA-098

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Huntsville, Alabama

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

Photo by Sarah McDonald

Cullman, Alabama

Ave Maria Grotto

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

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