Back in 2006, a Department of Homeland Security memo listed the following national monuments as likely targets of terrorism. The department's Freedom Budget provided the funding indicated below to protect them from terrorism.

• The World's Largest Ball of Paint in Alexandria, Indiana ($12 million)
• Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum in Alamo Heights, Texas ($10 million)
• The Museum of Bad Art in Dedham, Mass. ($31 million)
• Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska [automotive replica of England's famed Stonehenge] ($25 million)
• The Giant Lava Lamp in Soap Lake, Washington ($143 million)

Not included were landmarks and icons such as the Empire State Building, The United Nations, The Statue of Liberty and others found on several terror target hit lists. It also left off notable landmarks, such as the New York Public Library, Times Square, City Hall and at least three of the nation's most renowned museums: The Guggenheim, The Metropolitan and The Museum of Natural History.
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