These boots are made for selfies.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

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

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.