Toledo, Washington
Gospodor Monument Park
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
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Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Bremerton, Washington
The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.
Poulsbo, Washington
The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
Poulsbo, Washington
Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.
Grass Valley, California
The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.
Longview, Washington
This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
Three Forks, Montana
These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.