Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

What is the Thing?

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A symbol of Texas pride.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.