Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

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

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

The home of a former Minor League baseball team that beat Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees in 1949.

A small museum dedicated to the king of Western swing.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

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.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.