Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.