Houston, Texas
National Museum of Funeral History
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
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Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Houston, Texas
A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Metamora, Indiana
More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers
Brownsville, Tennessee
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Peru, Indiana
A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
Wabash, Indiana
This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Providence, Rhode Island
From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.
Providence, Rhode Island
A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.
Providence, Rhode Island
This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.