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Darrell Powers

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Bamahenge is made out of fiberglass

Elberta, Alabama

Bamahenge

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

The Mooresville, North Carolina, museum celebrates the legends behind the driver's seat and the sport of racing.

Mooresville, North Carolina

North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Delve into the world of auto racing at this museum with dozens of cars and racing memorabilia.

Sponsored By Visit North Carolina
The Denver Avenue Station is an Art Deco Revival municipal building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Denver Avenue Station

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.

Empty stores are covered with art.

Primm, Nevada

Prizm Outlets

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Crusher.

Park Hills, Missouri

Missouri Mines State Historic Site

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

The sign before it was covered in stickers.

Chicago, Illinois

Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Part of abandoned historic downtown Cairo, Illinois.

Cairo, Illinois

Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

War Eagle Cavern

Little Flock, Arkansas

War Eagle Cavern

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

Mill at low water

Rogers, Arkansas

War Eagle Mill

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

Christ of the Mines Shrine

Silverton, Colorado

Christ of the Mines Shrine

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Stanley Hotel at sunrise.

Estes Park, Colorado

The Stanley Hotel

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Hike out to these ruins with a view of mountain peaks.

Estes Park, Colorado

Birch Ruins

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

Bailey, Colorado

Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

John Wayne's Birthplace

Winterset, Iowa

John Wayne's Birthplace

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Cemetery in the middle of the road

West Des Moines, Iowa

Huston Cemetery

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

The Roseman Bridge, featured prominently in the film.

Winterset, Iowa

The Bridges of Madison County

Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.

Monument to the Shootout.

Dexter, Iowa

Bonnie and Clyde Dexter Shootout Marker

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Elk Horn is home to an authentic 19th-century windmill that was shipped in pieces from Norre Snede, Denmark, in 1976.

Elk Horn, Iowa

The Danish Windmill

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The Villisca Axe Murder House

Villisca, Iowa

Villisca Axe Murder House

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

135 ft Peachoid water tower

Gaffney, South Carolina

Gaffney Peachoid

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Lake Jackson Mounds

Tallahassee, Florida

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

Ruins of The Hampton Springs Hotel

Perry, Florida

Ruins of The Hampton Springs Hotel

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Cassadaga

Lake Helen, Florida

Cassadaga

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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