A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

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

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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

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In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.