Wichita Falls, Texas
Newby-McMahon Building
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
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Wichita Falls, Texas
World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.
Spiro, Oklahoma
Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Weatherford, Oklahoma
This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.
Lawton, Oklahoma
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Ponca City, Oklahoma
A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Norman, Oklahoma
The largest land animal skull ever discovered.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Woodside, California
Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.