San Antonio, Texas
Old Time Wooden Nickel Company
A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.
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San Antonio, Texas
A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.
San Antonio, Texas
A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.
San Antonio, Texas
Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.
San Antonio, Texas
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Converse, Texas
An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Comfort, Texas
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
Comfort, Texas
A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Hondo, Texas
On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.
Uvalde, Texas
A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.
Junction, Texas
A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Goliad, Texas
The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.
Madison, North Carolina
The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Easley, South Carolina
A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.
Gibsonville, North Carolina
A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.