Austin, Texas
Austin Moonlight Towers
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
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Austin, Texas
Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Nashville, Tennessee
The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.
Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Wamego, Kansas
This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Kansas City, Missouri
The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Kansas City, Missouri
This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Nashville, Tennessee
The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.