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The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

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.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.