Iola, Kansas
Iola Downtown Square
It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.
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Iola, Kansas
It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.
Wellsville, Kansas
Some say that the battle fought at this Kansas site in 1856 was the first unofficial battle of the American Civil War.
Lenexa, Kansas
An artistically engineered dam designed to honor the relationship between humankind and nature.
Scott City, Kansas
The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.
Gas, Kansas
Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
Oakley, Kansas
This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.
Grenada
Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.
Caracas, Venezuela
This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Williamstown, Kentucky
A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.
Kansas City, Missouri
The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Strong City, Kansas
A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.
Council Grove, Kansas
Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.
Eminence, Missouri
It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.