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Vicksburg, Mississippi

Lower Mississippi River Museum

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
Added by ianlefk
Farson, Wyoming

Big Sandy Crossing

This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.
Added by ianlefk
Saint Ignatius, Montana

St. Ignatius Mission

This landmark church at the Flathead Reservation mission features 58 ceiling and wall frescoes painted by the mission's cook.
Added by ianlefk
Lyons, Kansas

Father Padilla Cross

This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.
Added by ianlefk
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Space Murals Museum

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Added by ianlefk
Sioux City, Iowa

Sergeant Floyd Monument

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Added by ianlefk
Annapolis, Maryland

The Hall of Presidents Before Washington

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
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Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs Historical Museum

A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico

World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
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Welcome, Minnesota

Horse and Human Drinking Fountain

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.
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Pierre, South Dakota

The Trail of Governors

A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.
Kevin OKeeffe Added by Kevin OKeeffe
Bismarck, North Dakota

Keelboat Park

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.
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Medora, North Dakota

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.
Added by ianlefk
Big Timber, Montana

Crazy Mountain Museum

The museum isn't crazy, it's a museum of Sweet Grass County history complete with a replica Norwegian stabbur.
Added by ianlefk
Salina, Kansas

'Mural at the Mill'

Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Added by ianlefk
Havana, Cuba

Bacardi Building

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.
Added by lastpearl
Havana, Cuba

El Polinesio

When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.
Added by ianlefk
Havana, Cuba

Coppelia

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Sag Harbor, New York

Sag Harbor Cinema

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.
Added by ianlefk
Luna County, New Mexico

Frontera Sculpture Oasis

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center

Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.
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Bisbee, Arizona

Lavender Pit

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Milk Bottle Grocery

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.
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Lansdowne, Ontario

1000 Islands Tower

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.
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