The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.