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Bisbee, Arizona

Copper Queen Hotel

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.
Sierra Vista, Arizona

World's First McDonald's Drive Thru

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.
Las Cruces, New Mexico

World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Sioux City, Iowa

Sergeant Floyd Monument

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Space Murals Museum

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Lower Mississippi River Museum

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs Historical Museum

A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.
Bismarck, North Dakota

Keelboat Park

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.
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.
Welcome, Minnesota

Horse and Human Drinking Fountain

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.
Lansdowne, Ontario

1000 Islands Tower

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.
Havana, Cuba

El Polinesio

When the Cuban government seized a Trader Vic's franchise, they unknowingly led to its preservation.
Salina, Kansas

'Mural at the Mill'

Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Big Timber, Montana

Crazy Mountain Museum

The museum isn't crazy, it's a museum of Sweet Grass County history complete with a replica Norwegian stabbur.
Medora, North Dakota

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center

Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.
Butte, Montana

Mai Wah Museum

This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.
Sag Harbor, New York

Sag Harbor Cinema

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.
Bisbee, Arizona

Lavender Pit

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.
Luna County, New Mexico

Frontera Sculpture Oasis

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.
Chanute, Kansas

Center of Google Earth Mural

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.
Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Blue Dome

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.
Kansas City, Missouri

Goin’ To Kansas City Plaza

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.
Osawatomie, Kansas

John Brown Memorial Park and Museum

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.