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

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

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

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

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

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.