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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

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

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

Storage warehouse of the rich and famous.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Need to book a room at the Hotel Pennsylvania? Just dial up 6-5000.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.