Tulsa, Oklahoma
Golden Driller
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Bar Nunn, Wyoming
A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Des Moines, Iowa
Dedicated to the humanitarian efforts of the state's former governor.
Topeka, Kansas
This bird statue was created to mark the site of a radio transmitter.
Topeka, Kansas
Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.
Paducah, Kentucky
A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.
Paducah, Kentucky
A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Thomas, West Virginia
Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
Nashville, Tennessee
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Ketchikan, Alaska
A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.
Sitka, Alaska
The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.
Kodiak, Alaska
The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Yokohama, Japan
At the time of its construction, this type of door was nearly unheard of.
Yokohama, Japan
The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.
Yokohama, Japan
A memorial to the Indian victims of the devastating 1923 earthquake, built in glorious Mughal style.
Tokyo, Japan
The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.