Chicago, Illinois
Stained Glass at Navy Pier
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
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Chicago, Illinois
A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.
Chicago, Illinois
This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Park Ridge, Illinois
A science teacher's dream.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Houston, Texas
Local arts organization founded in a former church.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Brackettville, Texas
Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
San Antonio, Texas
For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...