Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The Hodges Meteorite
The first space rock known to have struck a human.
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The first space rock known to have struck a human.
Chelsea, Oklahoma
This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
San Antonio, Texas
A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Lincoln, Illinois
The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.
Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Louisville, Kentucky
The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."