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Tombstone, Arizona
The Bird Cage Theater
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
31.7118, -110.0653
Rapid City, South Dakota
Depression Era Dinosaur Park
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.
44.0779, -103.2446
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
43.9933, -102.2418
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
43.8368, -103.6244
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.
37.6921, -97.3519
Jerome, Arizona
Jerome's Sliding Jail
A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.
34.7508, -112.1147
Oakley, Kansas
Monument Rocks
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
38.7933, -100.7625
Greensburg, Kansas
The Big Well
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
37.6034, -99.2945
Picher, Oklahoma
Picher
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
36.9870, -94.8308
West Mineral, Kansas
Big Brutus
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
37.2826, -94.9228
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Mount Trashmore
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
36.8303, -76.1270
Lucas, Kansas
The Garden of Eden
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
39.0580, -98.5350
Wichita, Kansas
The Wichita Troll
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
37.6910, -97.3475
Minneapolis, Kansas
Rock City
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
39.0909, -97.7356
Brookville, Kansas
Mushroom Rock State Park
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
38.6550, -97.9967
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.
39.5125, -98.4337
Hutchinson, Kansas
Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
38.0435, -97.8677
Lindsborg, Kansas
Coronado Heights Castle
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
38.6134, -97.7030
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