This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

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

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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.