A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

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.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

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

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

A giant cement churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.