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.
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Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Cawker City, Kansas
It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.
Liberal, Kansas
A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Des Moines, Iowa
The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Lucas, Kansas
A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
West Des Moines, Iowa
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
Afton, Oklahoma
Collection maintained by the legendary designer.
Brookville, Kansas
Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.
Dewey, Oklahoma
This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Omaha, Nebraska
An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Lincoln, Nebraska
A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Diamond, Missouri
Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.