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A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.