After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.

Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.