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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
Fiesta Tower
Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.
29.4324, -98.4934
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
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
Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
29.4184, -98.5149
San Antonio, Texas
The Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle and Museum
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
29.4445, -98.4614
Shamrock, Texas
U-Drop Inn
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
35.2267, -100.2486
San Antonio, Texas
Mission San Jose
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
29.3614, -98.4783
San Antonio, Texas
World's Largest Cowboy Boots
These boots are made for selfies.
29.5180, -98.4975
Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
40.7192, -73.8613
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
35.0060, -85.3429
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Walnut Street Bridge
Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
35.0567, -85.3075
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ruby Falls
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
35.0191, -85.3394
Newport, Rhode Island
Belcourt Castle
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
41.4546, -71.3028
Rome, New York
Erie Canal Village
A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
43.2261, -75.5026
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Liberty Tree
The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.
42.3524, -71.0626
Vidalia, Georgia
Vidalia Onion Museum
A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."
32.2038, -82.3713
Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
41.3540, -71.9730
New London, Connecticut
Annual Burning of Benedict Arnold
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.
41.3514, -72.0982
East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.
41.4518, -72.4625
Orange, Connecticut
PEZ Visitor Center
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
41.2637, -72.9975
New Haven, Connecticut
Ingalls Rink
It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.
41.3167, -72.9252
New Haven, Connecticut
The Taft Chair at Woolsey Hall
An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.
41.3117, -72.9255
Tallahassee, Florida
The Phillips Mausoleum
This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.
30.4508, -84.2847
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