This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.

This large stone residence served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg between stints as a tavern.

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

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

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.