Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

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A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.