The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Artisans have been gathering in North Carolina since 1989 to show off whimsical takes on an everyday item.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This Asheville chair museum wants to revive a dying art.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.