Imlay, Nevada
Thunder Mountain Monument
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
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Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Olympia, Washington
Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.
Toutle, Washington
Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Pie Town, New Mexico
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
Magdalena, New Mexico
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Hastings, Nebraska
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.
Abita Springs, Louisiana
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.