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Santa Fe, New Mexico
House of Eternal Return
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
35.6546, -105.9965
Santa Fe, New Mexico
De Vargas Street House
This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.
35.6836, -105.9374
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Loretto Chapel
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
35.6858, -105.9377
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Auto Hawk
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
35.0815, -106.6485
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
35.0661, -106.5338
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Z Machine
The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.
35.0606, -106.5346
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Cat Graves
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
29.4257, -98.4862
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
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
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
29.4262, -98.4890
San Antonio, Texas
San Fernando Cathedral City Centers
Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.
29.4243, -98.4944
San Antonio, Texas
The Berlin Bear
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
29.4203, -98.4871
San Antonio, Texas
The Picasso Benches
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.
29.4101, -98.4955
San Antonio, Texas
Mission San Jose
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
29.3614, -98.4783
Austin, Texas
Susanna Dickinson Museum
A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.
30.2657, -97.7389
Austin, Texas
Frost Bank Tower
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
30.2664, -97.7428
Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
30.2670, -97.7387
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
30.2617, -97.7452
Austin, Texas
The Bottle House
Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.
30.2438, -97.7578
Austin, Texas
Cathedral of Junk
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
30.2186, -97.7714
Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
30.2291, -97.7830
Waco, Texas
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
31.5557, -97.1186
Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
31.5551, -97.1294
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