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Portis, Kansas

Porky Pig Memorial

A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
Added by ianlefk
Harlan, Kansas

Statue of Liberty Replica

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.
Added by ianlefk
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Saamis Tepee

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.
Added by bensons1
Wallace, Idaho

Burke Ghost Town

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Destination aficionado Added by Destination aficionado
Combs, Arkansas

False Crypts of Brashears Cemetery

There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
beckieanngalentine Added by beckieanngalentine
Shawnee, Oklahoma

Santa Fe Depot

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.
ObscureLibrarian Added by ObscureLibrarian
Stigler, Oklahoma

Younger's Bend

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.
Allison Added by Allison
Warnford, England

Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Telluride, Colorado

Mahr Building

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
Added by tiredandwired
Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia

Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.
Added by DownUnder
Stockholm, Sweden

Shipwreck of Kastellholmen

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.
tamuleviciusmantas Added by tamuleviciusmantas
Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Added by traceywilson
Walker County, Georgia

Fantastic Pit

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Huntsville, Alabama

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.
Added by earth2tonya
Winslow, Arizona

Jack Rabbit Trading Post

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Eirik Gumeny Added by Eirik Gumeny
Holbrook, Arizona

Bucket of Blood Street

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
Added by msapocalypse
Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Added by AnnaFiddler
Holbrook, Arizona

Arizona Sake

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Added by CoriB89
Holbrook, Arizona

'Highway of Dreams' 1932 Studebaker

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.
Added by ianlefk
Quincy, Massachusetts

USS Salem

The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Central City, Colorado

The Mountain Submarine

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.
imcontolini Added by imcontolini
Corona, New Mexico

'Cowboy Ruckus'

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.
Added by drwolff
Morrisville, North Carolina

Fabius Page's Mule and Horse Graveyard

Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.
Added by dczippy
Wendover, Utah

Historic Wendover Airfield

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.
zliollio Added by zliollio