Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
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Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Gurdon, Arkansas
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Alma, Arkansas
Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.
Bentonville, Arkansas
A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.
Combs, Arkansas
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Durham, North Carolina
This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.
Durham, North Carolina
The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.