Memphis, Tennessee
Mud Island River Park
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
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Bowie, Texas
World's Largest Bowie Knife
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Cherokee Telephone Memorial
The first commercial phone line west of St. Louis was installed thanks to a group of Cherokee businessmen.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
J.T. Nickel Family Nature & Wildlife Preserve
The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Cache, Oklahoma
Holy City of the Wichitas
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Buffalo Herd
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Blue Whale of Catoosa
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Pops
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Hugo, Oklahoma
Showmen's Rest
Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Outsiders House Museum
Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Edmond Bombing Memorial
A memorial to victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Osage County Courthouse
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Chickasha Leg Lamp
A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Arcadia Round Barn
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Durant, Oklahoma
World's Largest Peanut
No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Golden Driller
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Salem, Oregon
Waldo Park
One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.
Mehama, Oregon
Silver Falls State Park
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Portland, Oregon
Hollywood Theatre
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Portland, Oregon
Pittock Mansion
This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Corbett, Oregon
Vista House at Crown Point
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
