Miami, Oklahoma
Route 66 Sidewalk Highway
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Places I've been
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Miami, Oklahoma
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Carthage, Missouri
An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Ottawa, Kansas
The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.
Strong City, Kansas
A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.
Wichita, Kansas
After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Wichita, Kansas
Created by Catalan artist Joan MirĂ³ in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Miami, Florida
This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Key Biscayne, Florida
It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.