A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.