"They died with their boots on."

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.