Peoria, Illinois
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This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
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Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Peoria, Illinois
A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.
University City, Missouri
A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.
St. Louis, Missouri
The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol.Â
Kansas City, Missouri
A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
Chicago, Illinois
Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Memphis, Tennessee
The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Explore the History & Technology of Electronic Communication
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Bemidji, Minnesota
This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.