Bangor, Maine
Paul Bunyan Statue
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
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Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Bangor, Maine
This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.
Bangor, Maine
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
After being abandoned for decades, Oklahoma’s first air-conditioned theatre was reborn in the new century.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.
Dover, New Hampshire
Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.
Rangeley, Maine
Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.
Rangeley, Maine
Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.
Bath, Maine
Maine's only authentic torri gate celebrates a longstanding international relationship that started with the rescue of four sailors.
Madison, Wisconsin
A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.
Sioux City, Iowa
This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.
Sioux City, Iowa
America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Spiro, Oklahoma
Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.
Heavener, Oklahoma
One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.
Elk City, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.