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The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

Headquarters of the world's fourth largest Hasidic sect and the first of many "770s" around the world.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

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

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.