Arcadia, Oklahoma
Pops
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
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Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Chickasha, Oklahoma
A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.
Nashville, Tennessee
The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.
Durant, Oklahoma
No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Phoenix, Arizona
A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.
Fort Worth, Texas
The man who wasn't there.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.
San Marcos, Texas
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Columbia, South Carolina
This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.
Columbia, South Carolina
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
San Diego, California
These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.