Combs, Arkansas
False Crypts of Brashears Cemetery
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
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Combs, Arkansas
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Washington, D.C.
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
District of Columbia
The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.