Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

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

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

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

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.