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'Personnages Oiseaux'

Wichita, Kansas

'Personnages Oiseaux'

Created by Catalan artist Joan MirĂł in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

The old water tower and jail.

Wilson, Kansas

Old Tobias Water Tower and Jail

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

Overlook of Little Jerusalem

Winona, Kansas

Little Jerusalem Badlands

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

Historical sign in Osborne, Kansas.

Osborne, Kansas

Geodetic Center of North America

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

Buffalo Bill Monument

Oakley, Kansas

Buffalo Bill Monument

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

The Great Mural Wall of Topeka.

Topeka, Kansas

Great Mural Wall of Topeka

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

Yikes! It was a scary climb.

Topeka, Kansas

Kansas State Capitol Cupola

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

Huron Indian Cemetery

Kansas City, Kansas

Huron Indian Cemetery

This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.

Comanche's final resting place: on display at the University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Comanche, Survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

Keeper of the Plains, by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin

Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Sauer Castle

Kansas City, Kansas

Sauer Castle

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

The first Pizza Hut is really more of a house.

Wichita, Kansas

Original Pizza Hut

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

World's Largest Ball of Twine

Cawker City, Kansas

World's Largest Ball of Twine

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Dorothy's House and Land of Oz

Liberal, Kansas

Dorothy's House and Land of Oz

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

The Wichita Troll

Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Troll

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

The Equality House before it was remodeled.

Topeka, Kansas

Equality House

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

A close-up of the plaque on the historical marker with a plush duck. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

An example of a sheet of LSD.

Wamego, Kansas

Wamego LSD Missile Silo

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

Truckhenge

Topeka, Kansas

Truckhenge

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

The Oz Museum

Wamego, Kansas

Oz Museum

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

'In-the-Loop'

Des Moines, Iowa

'In-the-Loop'

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

The Sergeant Floyd Monument.

Sioux City, Iowa

Sergeant Floyd Monument

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Cut open your Bing to reveal a delicious cross-section.

Sioux City, Iowa

Palmer's Olde Tyme Candy Shoppe

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

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