Amarillo, Texas
'Ozymandias on the Plains'
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
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Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Lawton, Oklahoma
A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.
Lawton, Oklahoma
American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Denton, Texas
A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Lanett, Alabama
Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.
Pierre Part, Louisiana
This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.
Chauvin, Louisiana
Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.
Golden Meadow, Louisiana
One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.
Nashville, Tennessee
This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.
Carthage, Texas
The only international border marker within the United States.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Elberta, Alabama
Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Delta, Louisiana
The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.