Monuments in the United States

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”