Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Mauney House and Mine
The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.
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Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Texarkana, Texas
$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Denton, Texas
A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.
Mineral Wells, Texas
This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Carlsbad, California
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
Watauga, Texas
High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Bloomington, Indiana
A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.
West Lafayette, Indiana
The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
South Bend, Indiana
The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
Auburn, Indiana
A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.