Boulder City, Nevada
Winged Figures of the Republic
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Places I've been
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Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Denio, Nevada
Mine your own precious stones.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Augusta, Georgia
Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.
Columbus, Georgia
Shaped like a big top tent, this memorial honors the victims of a terrible train wreck.
Columbus, Georgia
Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Lake County, Oregon
This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.
Florence, Oregon
The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
Doha, Qatar
The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.
Baghdad, Iraq
A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.
Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Santa Monica, California
A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Twentynine Palms, California
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.