Darwin, Minnesota
World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
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Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Fort Madison, Iowa
At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.
Silver Bay, Minnesota
This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Grapevine, Texas
A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.
Austin, Texas
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Ozone, Arkansas
In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.
LaPlace, Louisiana
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Abita Springs, Louisiana
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.
Flora, Mississippi
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.