Poulsbo, Washington
'Little Norway on the Fjord'
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
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Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Monroe, Washington
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Seattle, Washington
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Eastsound, Washington
One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Calico Rock, Arkansas
An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Yellville, Arkansas
The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.
Gurdon, Arkansas
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.