Sweetwater, Texas
National WASP WWII Museum
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
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Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Midland, Texas
The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.
Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Hugo, Oklahoma
Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Denton, Texas
A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.
Gibsland, Louisiana
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
Minden, Louisiana
A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.
Bristol, Connecticut
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Windsor, Connecticut
More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Providence, Rhode Island
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
Pasadena, California
Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Brian Head, Utah
Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.
Valle, Arizona
An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.