Ridgedale, Missouri
Bat Bar in Lost Canyon Cave
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
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Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Brackettville, Texas
Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Austin, Texas
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Goliad, Texas
The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.
Aransas Pass, Texas
A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.
Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Galveston, Texas
This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.
Galveston, Texas
The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.
Galveston, Texas
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
Galveston, Texas
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Saratoga, Texas
This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.
Beaumont, Texas
Pay homage to the "Top Woman Athlete of the Twentieth Century."
Nederland, Texas
A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.
Orange, Texas
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
Gibsland, Louisiana
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
Gibsland, Louisiana
Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.