Wichita, Kansas
'Personnages Oiseaux'
Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.
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Wichita, Kansas
Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Torrance, California
This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.
Torrance, California
One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.
Bentonville, Arkansas
A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Canyon, Texas
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Roswell, New Mexico
Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.
La Quinta, California
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.