Baudette, Minnesota
Willie the Walleye
The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.
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Baudette, Minnesota
The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.
Reno, Nevada
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Reno, Nevada
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Vail, Arizona
Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Phoenix, Arizona
The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
A stone face watches over the river.
New York, New York
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.