Bixby, Oklahoma
Washington Irving Memorial Park
One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.
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Bixby, Oklahoma
One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."
Amarillo, Texas
Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Once the smallest park in the national system.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Los Angeles, California
Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.
Los Angeles, California
Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.
Dallas, Texas
This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.
Dallas, Texas
A symbol of Texas pride.
Lubbock, Texas
This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.
Quitaque, Texas
Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.
Newport News, Virginia
This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Norfolk, Virginia
An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
Smithfield, Virginia
This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
Chesapeake, Virginia
This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.