Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

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

Beer lover's can-covered house.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.