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This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

Collection maintained by the legendary designer.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.