Bored In The USA

Places featured in the book “Bored In The USA”

692 Places

Dothan, Alabama

Peanuts on Parade

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

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Cheaha Mountain

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

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Elberta, Alabama

Barber Marina

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

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Elberta, Alabama

Bamahenge

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

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Clanton, Alabama

Big Peach Water Tower

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

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Dothan, Alabama

World’s Smallest City Block

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

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Anniston, Alabama

The Gigantic Chair of Anniston

What better place to take a seat?

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Goldie 1971 - The Fallen Robot

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

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Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams' Death Car

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

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Birmingham, Alabama

Statue of Vulcan

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

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Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.

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Cullman, Alabama

Ave Maria Grotto

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Scottsboro, Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

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Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Denali

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

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North Pole, Alaska

Santa Claus House

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

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Barrow Whale Bone Arch

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

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Skagway, Alaska

Red Onion Saloon

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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'Magic Bus' Replica

A copy of the famous bus used during the filming of 'Into the Wild' is on display at an Alaska brewery.

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Chicken, Alaska

Chicken of Chicken, Alaska

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

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Anchorage, Alaska

Grandma Olga Statue

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

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Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

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Hammer Museum

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

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Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

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Mukluk Land

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

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Northwest Arctic, Alaska

Great Kobuk Sand Dunes

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

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Flagstaff, Arizona

Humphreys Peak

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

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Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

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Williams, Arizona

Flintstones Bedrock City

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

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Winslow, Arizona

Meteor Crater

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

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Longhorn Grill and Saloon

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

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Picacho, Arizona

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

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Buckeye, Arizona

Hobo Joe

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

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Bisbee, Arizona

The Shady Dell

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Winslow, Arizona

Jack Rabbit Trading Post

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

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Oracle, Arizona

Biosphere 2

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

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Green Valley, Arizona

Titan Missile Museum

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Benson, Arizona

The Thing

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Chinle, Arizona

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

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Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

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Holbrook, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

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Flagstaff, Arizona

Walnut Canyon

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

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Flagstaff, Arizona

Wupatki National Monument

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

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Paris, Arkansas

Magazine Mountain

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

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South West City, Missouri

AR-MO-OK Tri-State Marker

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

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Berryville, Arkansas

Home-Built Razorback Hog

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

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Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Christ of the Ozarks

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

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