A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This is one really big nut.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

This hulking rock formation balances on a pedestal that is 3 feet by 17 inches.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

This saucy statue once caused outrage among locals.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.