Lampasas, Texas
World's Largest Spur
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
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Lampasas, Texas
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Winterset, Iowa
Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.
East St. Louis, Illinois
An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.
Chester, Illinois
The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
Chester, Illinois
A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Omaha, Nebraska
A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.
Leland, Mississippi
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Bloomfield, Missouri
The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.
Keyes, Colorado
This marker identifies the location where three states converge.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Joiner, Arkansas
On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
Norton, Kansas
A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.
Dyess, Arkansas
The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Marvell, Arkansas
This modest structure is where noted musician and the Band drummer Levon Helm grew up.