This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

The man who wasn't there.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.