Clayton, Alabama
Whiskey Bottle Tombstone
In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
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Clayton, Alabama
In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
Pella, Iowa
An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.
Clear Lake, Iowa
The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
Ashland, Kansas
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Meade, Kansas
This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Kirksville, Missouri
Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Monticello, Iowa
Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.
Edgewood, Iowa
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
Winterset, Iowa
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Adair, Iowa
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Muscotah, Kansas
This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.
Plattsburg, Missouri
The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.
Gallatin, Missouri
This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.