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

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

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

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A local prank turned town icon.