Plattsburg, Missouri
Grave of David Rice Atchison
The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.
Places I've been
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Plattsburg, Missouri
The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.
Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.
Hamilton, Missouri
Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.
Gallatin, Missouri
This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?
Palatka, Florida
Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.
Jacksonville, Florida
A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
Indian River, Michigan
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Apalachicola, Florida
Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.