The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A piece of I-45 graffiti has become one of Houston’s unofficial slogans.

Formally known as American Statesmanship Park, this roadside collection of eighteen-foot presidential busts and Texas statesmen is located only minutes away from the former studio of Houston sculptor David Adickes.

One of the 20th century’s most famous businessmen is buried in Houston’s most prestigious cemetery.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.