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The lamp post at Union Station.

Kansas City, Missouri

Union Station Lamp Post Clock

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Gourd lamps for sale at Gourdlandia.

Ithaca, New York

Gourdlandia

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

Conspiracies and monsters abound at Denver Airport.

Denver, Colorado

‘Notre Denver’

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

Site of the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Site of the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop

Visit the site where the original Krispy Kreme doughnut was made back in 1937.

The Big Peach in Clanton, Alabama

Clanton, Alabama

Big Peach Water Tower

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

"Jack" Swigert statue at Denver International Airport

Denver, Colorado

Jack Swigert Statue

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

Rockmount Western Wear

Denver, Colorado

Rockmount Western Wear

The oldest producer of embroidered Western wear.

Denver Omelet Plaque

Denver, Colorado

Denver Omelet Plaque

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

1401 Larimer Street

Denver, Colorado

The Miller Building

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

Big Blue Bear

Denver, Colorado

Big Blue Bear

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

The exterior of Jim's restaurant, at night.

Huntington, West Virginia

Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House

At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
Mortar Man

Charleston, West Virginia

Mortar Man

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.

The Gasparilla II is a 137-foot, three-masted boat with a flat steel bottom that “invades” Tampa every January.

Tampa, Florida

Jose Gasparilla II

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

America, America is a modernist sculpture by artist Barbara Neijna found along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

Tampa, Florida

'America, America'

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

Officially titled “HOME,” Phoebe the Flamingo is a 21-foot-tall work of art by Matthew Mazzotta at Tampa International Airport.

Tampa, Florida

Phoebe the Flamingo

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

Lift off

Washington, D.C.

White House Helipad

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

White House Swimming Pool in 1962

Washington, D.C.

FDR's Swimming Pool

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

Ronald McDonald Boll Weevil Statue

Enterprise, Alabama

Ronald McDonald Boll Weevil Statue

A statue in Enterprise, Alabama hailing the fast food giant Ronald McDonald, stylized as a boll weevil.

Joy Manning Scott Bridge of the Full Moon

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Garvan Woodland Gardens

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery, Alabama

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The words “Dare to dream” are engraved on the Salem Avenue entrance of Roanoke's last steel truss bridge.

Roanoke, Virginia

Henry Street

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

Williamsburg Arboretum’s National Champion Trees

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg Arboretum’s National Champion Trees

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

The Old Salem Coffee Pot

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Old Salem Coffee Pot

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The rock’s name was inspired by the legend of two star-crossed lovers.

Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Blowing Rock

Visit the natural wonder inspired by an indigenous legend and the quaint town that bears its name.

Sponsored By Visit North Carolina
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