San Jose, California
The San José Semaphore
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
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San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
This lucky stone from Ireland is embedded on the corner of a Reno casino to grant luck
Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
Portland, Oregon
A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Spokane, Washington
This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.
Eugene, Oregon
Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
Eugene, Oregon
This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.
Riverside, California
A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.