Culberson County, Texas
Guadalupe Peak
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
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Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
Fort Davis, Texas
A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.
Austin, Texas
Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 filmĀ "Giant."
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Granada, Colorado
The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.
Holly, Colorado
A monument at the site of the Towner School Bus Tragedy, which lead to changes in school bus safety.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Boston, Massachusetts
Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.
Boston, Massachusetts
The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.