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

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.