Arcola, Illinois
Hippie Memorial
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
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Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Memphis, Tennessee
This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.
Jackson, Tennessee
This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Cairo, Illinois
The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Wendover, Utah
This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.
Weston, Missouri
A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Price, Utah
The natural history of Utah is on full display inside this museum.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.