Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.