New Orleans, Louisiana
Ignatius J. Reilly Statue
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Point Lookout, Missouri
This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Hugo, Oklahoma
Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”
Spiro, Oklahoma
Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Heavener, Oklahoma
One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.
Bixby, Oklahoma
One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.
WaKeeney, Kansas
The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Idaho Springs, Colorado
This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.