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Fly little troll

Dayton, Ohio

Aullwood Audubon Farm

Giant trolls run this farm!

Popeye Character Trail

Chester, Illinois

Popeye Character Trail

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

Ottawa Street North, street sign.

Hamilton, Ontario

Tim Hortons No. 1

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

Grimsby Beach Cottages

Grimsby, Ontario

Grimsby Beach Cottages

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

'Ghost Train'

Brampton, Ontario

'Ghost Train'

This metal sculpture is a tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a station in the village that has now been converted into a library.

Starrucca Viaduct circa 1920

Susquehanna, Pennsylvania

Starrucca Viaduct

Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.

National Comedy Center

Jamestown, New York

National Comedy Center

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

The World’s Largest Time Capsule, located at the House of Davisson used furniture store in Seward, Nebraska.

Seward, Nebraska

World’s Largest Time Capsule

This subterranean treasure trove is said to contain a motorcycle, a Chevy, and a teal leisure suit.

Riding the banks of the Mississippi

Port Byron, Illinois

Will B. Rolling Mississippi River Statue

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

"What Cheer" water tower

What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Albert The Bull

Audubon, Iowa

Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.

The Sergeant Floyd Monument.

Sioux City, Iowa

Sergeant Floyd Monument

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

The Mighty Samson of the Cimarron

Liberal, Kansas

Mighty Samson of the Cimarron

Raised high above the Cimarron River, this 1,268-foot rail bridge followed a half-century of trainwrecks, bridge collapses, and an abandoned town.

Dalton Gang Hideout & Museum

Meade, Kansas

Dalton Gang Hideout & Museum

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

Dorothy's House and Land of Oz

Liberal, Kansas

Dorothy's House and Land of Oz

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Post Office Oak

Council Grove, Kansas

Post Office Oak

Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.

Black Jack Battlefield

Wellsville, Kansas

Black Jack Battlefield

Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Building

Atchison, Kansas

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

The Plaza Cinema's neon lighting up the night

Ottawa, Kansas

Plaza 1907 Cinema

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The Center of Google Earth mural in Chanute, Kansas.

Chanute, Kansas

Center of Google Earth Mural

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

A plaque marks Walter Johnson's birth site.

Humboldt, Kansas

Walter Johnson Birthplace Memorial

Before he was the "Big Train," baseball's greatest pitcher was the original "Humboldt Thunderbolt."

The Chanute-Wright Brothers Memorial

Chanute, Kansas

Chanute-Wright Brothers Memorial

This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.

The World's Largest Gas Kan.

Gas, Kansas

World's Largest Gas Kan

Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.

Big Brutus

West Mineral, Kansas

Big Brutus

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

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