Clanton, Alabama
Big Peach Water Tower
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
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Clanton, Alabama
The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Camp Verde, Arizona
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Steele, North Dakota
The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.
High Rolls, New Mexico
This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.
Hidalgo, Texas
A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Tucson, Arizona
A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.
Mesa, Arizona
These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.
Phoenix, Arizona
A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.
Phoenix, Arizona
This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.
Phoenix, Arizona
Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.
Phoenix, Arizona
The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.
Scottsdale, Arizona
An out of this world experience.
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Tucson, Arizona
This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.