Tulsa, Oklahoma
Abundant Life Building
This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
Praying Hands
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Durant, Oklahoma
World's Largest Peanut
No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Old Route 66 Filling Station
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Pops
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
Washington, D.C.
Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Washington, D.C.
Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.
Washington, D.C.
Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
Dallas, Texas
The Traveling Man
A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Arlington, Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Arlington, Virginia
The Graves of Robert E. Lee's Garden
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Washington, D.C.
Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Washington, D.C.
Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.
Washington, D.C.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Washington, D.C.
Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
