America's Oddest Landmarks

America's Oddest Landmarks — page 1 — Landmarks are often famous for being historically or Mount Rushmore The Statue of Liberty The Grand Canyon What do these places have in common They’re American landmarks Landmarks are structures objects or features of unusual interest They’re easy to recognize and people love to visit them geographically important But the United States is also full of landmarks that are truly weird In between coasts you’ll find man-made things as odd as the biggest ball of twine and as naturally weird as a desert in the coastal state of Maine But no matter what the landmarks are one thing’s for sure they’re all uniquely American Not Landmark Y our Average The United States has more than 2,500 National Historic Landmarks These are landmarks that represent the history and people of the United States such as San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and St Louis’s Gateway Arch Some of the landmarks in this book are on this list Others are too weird to make the list 4 Weird from Coast to Coast

America's Oddest Landmarks — page 2 — The Mystery Spot near Santa Cruz California opened in 1941 It’s one of many weird attractions scattered throughout the United States 5

America's Oddest Landmarks — page 3 — The Denver International Airport saw 53 4 million Blue Mustang is the official name for the 9,000-pound travelers pass through in 2014 While they may have arrived in Colorado expecting to see the Rocky Mountains a 32-foot 9 8 m blue horse greeted them instead 4,082 kg horse statue that stands outside the Denver airport Beyond its paint job people can’t help but notice the mustang’s fiery red eyes and angry look something so odd it’s earned the horse the nickname Blucifer after Lucifer another name for the devil Since 2008 it has inspired controversy Some people think the mustang is too creepy but it’s impossible to miss Cursed Blue Mustang’s looks aren’t the only reason for its creepy reputation On June 13 2006 three sections of the sculpture came loose and fell on its creator Luis Jiménez The accident cut an artery in Jiménez’s leg killing him Many people feel the horse has been cursed ever since 6 GreetinGs from Blucifer

America's Oddest Landmarks — page 4 — Blue Mustang was made to symbolize or stand for the wild spirit of the American West But many people think it symbolizes something far more evil 7

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