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Cortez, Colorado

Yucca House

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Fort Collins, Colorado

The Giant in Spring Canyon Park

Pieces of a stone giant are embedded in the earth of this Colorado park's playground.
ToasterDays Added by ToasterDays
Denver, Colorado

Jack Swigert Statue

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Added by vasq6876
Davenport, Iowa

Mississippi Spoon Gallery

More than 10,000 spoons, some more than a century old, are gathered here.
MissSpoonGal Added by MissSpoonGal
Fort Morgan, Colorado

Grave of Philip K. Dick

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
Added by emilylou622
Lucas, Kansas

World's Largest Souvenir Travel Plate

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.
Added by ianlefk
Kearney, Nebraska

Morris Press Cookbook Store

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.
bryanwoerner Added by bryanwoerner
Chicago, Illinois

Sideshow Gallery

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.
calscrubjay Added by calscrubjay
What Cheer, Iowa

What Cheer

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.
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Montezuma, New Mexico

Dwan Light Sanctuary

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
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Emporia, Kansas

National Memorial to Fallen Educators

In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers, administrators and staff who lost their lives.
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Library's Community Bookshelf

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
ronin Added by ronin
St. Louis, Missouri

Crown Candy Kitchen

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Added by abbymcgowan885
Morrison, Colorado

Summer White House

A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.
Added by IJAdventures
Denver, Colorado

Little Man Ice Cream Can

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.
Added by traceywilson
Denver, Colorado

The Cruise Room Bar

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
Added by traceywilson
Denver, Colorado

Clyfford Still Museum

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.
halkoss Added by halkoss
Portland, Oregon

The Zymoglyphic Museum

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
michelle Added by michelle
Portland, Oregon

Portlandia

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
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Troutdale, Oregon

Tad’s Chicken ’n Dumplins

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Corbett, Oregon

Vista House at Crown Point

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Added by alexandracoakley
Portland, Oregon

Cathedral Park

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
jamesb Added by jamesb
Vernal, Utah

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
Added by cdanesh
Vernal, Utah

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Added by David Crane