Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

The largest cattle market on earth holds live auctions open to the public every week.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.