The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

These boots are made for selfies.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.