San Antonio, Texas
Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
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San Antonio, Texas
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.
St. Louis, Missouri
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Oakley, Kansas
Home of mutant livestock.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
Caledonia, Missouri
This "little gallery in the middle of nowhere" is housed in a 170-year-old horse barn in the Missouri Ozarks.
Story City, Iowa
This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.
Defiance, Missouri
Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?
Calico Rock, Arkansas
An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.
Quincy, Illinois
This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.