San Antonio, Texas
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Places I've been
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San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
New Mexico
This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Rough and Ready, California
The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Sparks, Nevada
The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Mineral Wells, Texas
This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.