Denver, Colorado
"The Yearling"
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
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Denver, Colorado
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
Denver, Colorado
In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Denver, Colorado
An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.
Denver, Colorado
A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.
Denver, Colorado
While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
San Antonio, Texas
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
San Antonio, Texas
Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.
San Antonio, Texas
This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
Cisco, Texas
Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.
Eastland, Texas
Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.
Denton, Texas
A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.
San Antonio, Texas
Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.