Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Apalachicola, Florida
Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.
Crawfordville, Florida
Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.
Nederland, Texas
A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.
Houston, Texas
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Tucson, Arizona
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Twentynine Palms, California
Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
Stockton, California
Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.
Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Twentynine Palms, California
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Phoenix, Arizona
A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.