Des Moines, Iowa
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Seale, Alabama
A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.
Houston, Texas
At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Brooklyn, New York
Once a dumping spot, now a park with a kayak launch.
Brooklyn, New York
A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.