A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.