Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Not far from Mount Rainer, an iron wonderland claims the landscape.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

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

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

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

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

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

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

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