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San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
29.4218, -98.4891
San Antonio, Texas
Japanese Tea Garden
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
29.4609, -98.4770
San Antonio, Texas
Portland Cement Plant Ruins
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
29.4610, -98.4796
Waco, Texas
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
31.5557, -97.1186
Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
31.5551, -97.1294
Waco, Texas
Waco Mammoth Site
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
31.6077, -97.1700
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
The Great Pyramid of Cholula
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
19.0564, -98.3016
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
29.4260, -98.4861
San Antonio, Texas
The Picasso Benches
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
29.4101, -98.4955
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Cat Graves
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
29.4257, -98.4862
San Antonio, Texas
San Fernando Cathedral City Centers
Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.
29.4243, -98.4944
San Antonio, Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
29.4262, -98.4890
San Antonio, Texas
McNutt Sculpture Garden
This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.
29.4229, -98.4888
San Antonio, Texas
The Grotto
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
29.4406, -98.4824
Government Camp, Oregon
Timberline Lodge
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
45.3311, -121.7100
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Haystack Rock
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
45.9031, -123.9610
Bellville, Texas
Newman's Castle
A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.
29.9490, -96.2531
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
30.3423, -98.1271
Bastrop, Texas
The Gas Station
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
30.0481, -97.3389
Galveston, Texas
Betty Head Oleander Garden Park
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
29.3001, -94.7961
Galveston, Texas
The Kettle House
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
29.2045, -94.9444
Galveston, Texas
S. S. Selma
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
29.3441, -94.7868
Houston, Texas
Eclectic Menagerie Park
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
29.6709, -95.3925
Katy, Texas
Forbidden Gardens
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
29.8023, -95.7772
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