Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

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

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.