Sumner, Missouri
Maxie, the World's Largest Goose
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
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Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Andersonville, Georgia
The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.
University City, Missouri
A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.
Charles Town, West Virginia
This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.
Miami, Oklahoma
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.
Burfordville, Missouri
The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.
St. Louis, Missouri
The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Greenville, Mississippi
One of the best-preserved Native American mounds remaining in the southern United States.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.