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Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.