Rose Hill, North Carolina
The World's Largest Operational Frying Pan
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
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Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A water pumping station disguised as a residential home to assuage concerned neighbors now tricks most passersby.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Norfolk, Virginia
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Boston, Massachusetts
This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.
Orleans, Massachusetts
Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.
Dennis, Massachusetts
The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Denver, Colorado
The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Glover, Vermont
This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
Laconia, New Hampshire
The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Key West, Florida
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.