Huntsville, Alabama
MPTA-098
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
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Huntsville, Alabama
A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Florence, Alabama
The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.
Florence, Alabama
This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.
Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Holly Grove, Arkansas
A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
Bigelow, Arkansas
Town not known for anything except its strange name.
Damascus, Arkansas
This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Skiatook, Oklahoma
A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.
Spiro, Oklahoma
Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.
Caldwell, Kansas
A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.
Broomfield, Colorado
The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.
Loveland, Colorado
A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.
Loveland, Colorado
A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.