Wichita Falls, Texas
Newby-McMahon Building
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Places I've been
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Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Clayhole, Kentucky
Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.
Junction, Texas
A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.
Miamisburg, Ohio
The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Springfield, Illinois
One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.
Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Springfield, Illinois
The empty tomb that houses the memories of Roy Bertelli's revenge.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 filmĀ "Giant."