A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.