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The Center of Google Earth mural in Chanute, Kansas.

Chanute, Kansas

Center of Google Earth Mural

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

A view of the town square.

Iola, Kansas

Iola Downtown Square

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

The World's Largest Gas Kan.

Gas, Kansas

World's Largest Gas Kan

Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.

Golden Driller

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Golden Driller

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Buck Atom

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Buck Atom

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Meadow Gold Sign

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Meadow Gold Sign

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

The Outsiders House

Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Outsiders House Museum

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

The golden entry of the Philcade building, with zig zag style Art  Deco elements.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Philtower and Philcade Buildings

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

The Art Deco architecture.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Boston Avenue Methodist Church

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Abundant Life Building.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Abundant Life Building

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

The Center of the Universe, Tulsa OK.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Center of the Universe

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

The Denver Avenue Station is an Art Deco Revival municipal building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Denver Avenue Station

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.

Praying Hands

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Praying Hands

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

The Blue Dome and the Tulsa skyline.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Blue Dome

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

The mural takes up most of the length of a city block.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

'The Majestic'

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

BOK Tower

Tulsa, Oklahoma

BOK Tower

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Showmen's Rest

Hugo, Oklahoma

Showmen's Rest

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

Washington Irving, cast in bronze

Bixby, Oklahoma

Washington Irving Memorial Park

One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.

Texas Eiffel Tower

Paris, Texas

Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Willet Babcock's grave

Paris, Texas

Jesus in Cowboy Boots

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Royse City Futuro House

Royse City, Texas

Royse City Futuro House

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

Glass bathroom beside giant outdoor checkers set

Sulphur Springs, Texas

Glass Bathrooms of Sulphur Springs

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

‘Minor Triumph’

Seoul, South Korea

‘Minor Triumph’

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

From the pier on the south end.

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

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