Uvalde, Texas
Giant Matthew McConaughey
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
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Uvalde, Texas
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Winter Park, Colorado
This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.
Winter Park, Colorado
Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Charlevoix, Michigan
Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.
Houston, Texas
Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.
Houston, Texas
Viet-Cajun is a true hybrid cuisine that evolved in Houston and at this Asiatown mainstay, there’s more to it than just crawfish.
Houston, Texas
This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.
Houston, Texas
Some of the best Chinese-Vietnamese fusion can be found at outposts of this homegrown empire.
Houston, Texas
Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.
Ciechocinek, Poland
For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
Richmond, Virginia
Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.
Liège, Belgium
This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.
Mexico City, Mexico
A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.
Mexico City, Mexico
Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.
Kyoto, Japan
Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.
Morton Grove, Illinois
Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.
Chitina, Alaska
In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.