Neodesha, Kansas
Norman No. 1 Replica Oil Well
This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.
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Neodesha, Kansas
This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.
Baldwin City, Kansas
One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.
Aline, Oklahoma
The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.
Caldwell, Kansas
A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.
Montezuma, Kansas
A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.
Scott City, Kansas
The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.
Gibbon, Nebraska
For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Wichita, Kansas
The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.
Wichita, Kansas
After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.
Kensington, Kansas
See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.
Smith Center, Kansas
This early pioneer landmark is one of the oldest buildings in this part of Kansas and one of the few Dutch mills ever built in the state.
Lyons, Kansas
This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.
Ellinwood, Kansas
This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.
Portis, Kansas
A small-town limestone memorial to a local cartoonist and to Porky Pig, his most famous subject.
Wilson, Kansas
Discover the story of a man, a dog, and a plan to turn a decommissioned Atlas F Missile Base into an underground resort.
Des Moines, Iowa
Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.
Newton, Kansas
This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
Salina, Kansas
Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.
Pierce City, Missouri
First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Omaha, Nebraska
A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
Strong City, Kansas
A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.
Elm Creek, Kansas
One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.