Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

An Alabama courtroom where two famous American authors played as children became the setting for a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The man who wasn't there.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.