Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

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

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

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

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

These boots are made for selfies.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.