San Antonio, Texas
'Johnny Loves Vivian' Bench
The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.
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San Antonio, Texas
The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Marion, Ohio
This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.
San Jose, California
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
Kokomo, Indiana
Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.
Milford, Massachusetts
This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.
Lake George, New York
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Walnut Creek, California
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Bayonne, New Jersey
World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Berkeley, California
One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Scarborough, Maine
This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
Calipatria, California
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.
Barrow, Alaska
The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Midland, Michigan
There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Miami, Florida
Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.