Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Houston, Texas
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Austin, Texas
This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.
Austin, Texas
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Austin, Texas
A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Junction, Texas
A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.
Ransom Canyon, Texas
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.