Chicago, Illinois
International Museum of Surgical Science
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
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Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
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.
Iowa City, Iowa
The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.
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.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Iowa City, Iowa
A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Clear Lake, Iowa
A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Potter, Nebraska
Storage units with a wartime past.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Royal, Nebraska
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Omaha, Nebraska
A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Afton, Wyoming
This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.