Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

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

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.