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One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

This 19th-century windmill was moved, stone by stone, in the middle of Kansas.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

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

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

Remnants of a forgotten ballpark where legend and infamy intersect.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.