Rapid City, South Dakota
Depression Era Dinosaur Park
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
Richmond, Virginia
The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
Orlando, Florida
A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Eufaula, Alabama
That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.