Casper, Wyoming
The 'M' Building and Tower
Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.
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Casper, Wyoming
Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.
Casper, Wyoming
Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.
Bar Nunn, Wyoming
A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Vega, Texas
The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Talala, Oklahoma
A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Amarillo, Texas
Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Milton, Wisconsin
The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.
St. James, Nebraska
This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.