One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

One of New York's most iconic authors is strangely honored by this Oklahoma park.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.

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

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

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

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.