This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.

In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers, administrators and staff who lost their lives.

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.

This historical marker is all that remains of Octagon City, Kansas, a failed vegetarian utopia.

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

Built in 1869, this one-room rural schoolhouse welcomes visitors to travel back to 1904 school day.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.

Get your cosplay on at Portland’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

This garden is dedicated to a Portland cartoonist who specialized in dark humor.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.