A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

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

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

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

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

What is the Thing?

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.