Mount Vernon, Iowa
American Gothic Barn
A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Municipal Island
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pioneers Park Pillars
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Harvard, Nebraska
Harvard Jail House
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Register Cliff
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Shawnee, Wyoming
Lost Springs
Population: 1.
Douglas, Wyoming
Former World's Largest Jackalope
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Casper, Wyoming
Independence Rock
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Casper, Wyoming
Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming
Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.
Corinne, Utah
The Spiral Jetty
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Wendover, Utah
Sun Tunnels
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Wendover, Utah
Desert Bottle Tree
A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.
Wendover, Utah
Lucin
This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.
Elko, Nevada
White King
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Imlay, Nevada
Thunder Mountain Monument
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Norden, California
"Snowshoe" Thompson Memorial Statue
A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.
Sunol, California
Bosco the Dog Mayor
The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.
San Francisco, California
Encryption Lava Lamps
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Winters, California
Sam Spade's Office
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Jacksonville, Oregon
The Bigfoot Trap
Sasqu(w)atch out!
Eugene, Oregon
Pre's Rock
A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Oregon City, Oregon
Oregon City Municipal Elevator
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
Estacada, Oregon
Original Stash Tribute Plaque
A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.
