Spean Bridge, Scotland
Well of the Seven Heads
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
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Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Arthur, Nebraska
This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Rapid City, South Dakota
This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.