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St. Augustine, Florida

The Ponce de León Hotel

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

J Ginsberg

Added by J Ginsberg

St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Added by linazeldovich

St. Augustine, Florida

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

bibliotech

Added by bibliotech

Savannah, Georgia

Rousakis Plaza Echo Square

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Added by jdsmith70

Blackville, South Carolina

God's Acre Healing Springs

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Barnwell, South Carolina

Barnwell Sundial

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Agoura Hills, California

MAS*H Filming Location

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Josh8407

Added by Josh8407

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Charleston, South Carolina

Drayton Hall

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Charleston City Jail

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

AndolinaH

Added by AndolinaH

Charleston, South Carolina

Fireproof Building and South Carolina Historical Society

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Skyspace: The Color Inside

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

ATX Mike

Added by ATX Mike

Austin Moonlight Towers

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

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Sparky Park

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

naturedude

Added by naturedude

Toy Joy

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

muse2gaia

Added by muse2gaia

Congress Bridge Bats

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

Dylan

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Dylan

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Line in the Sand

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

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Cat Graves

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

San Antonio, Texas

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texan history.

michelle

Added by michelle

San Antonio, Texas

Giant Hog Stand

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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Added by satxwdavis

San Antonio, Texas

Rosita's Bridge

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

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Added by satxwdavis

San Antonio, Texas

Mission San Jose

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

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Renaissance Book Shop

A wonderfully curated used bookstore at the airport.

Added by lindymaeco