Sac City, Iowa
World's Largest Popcorn Ball
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
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Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Portsmouth, Ohio
One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.
Louisa, Kentucky
While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Baghdad, Iraq
This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.
Baghdad, Iraq
A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.
Dunseith, North Dakota
A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.
Boissevain, Manitoba
This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Royal, Nebraska
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Gallipolis, Ohio
The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Kenova, West Virginia
Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.