Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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Washington, D.C.
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
Saint James, Missouri
Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Prescott, Arizona
Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.
Winslow, Arizona
This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona
The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.
Parker, Arizona
This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.