Columbia, Tennessee
James K. Polk Home and Museum
The former home of the 11th president of the United States.
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Columbia, Tennessee
The former home of the 11th president of the United States.
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Auburn, Kentucky
The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.
Peoria, Illinois
The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.
Peoria, Illinois
One of two identical monuments marking the sites of military training encampments in Peoria, Illinois.
Peoria, Illinois
This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.
Mountain View, Arkansas
This one-room schoolhouse in rural Arkansas dates to the 1920s, but looks like it could be the 1820s.
North, Arkansas
The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.
Berryville, Arkansas
Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.
Little Flock, Arkansas
One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.
Galena, Kansas
This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.
Joplin, Missouri
This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.
West Fork, Arkansas
A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.
Scott, Arkansas
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
Holly Grove, Arkansas
A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
Washington, D.C.
This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.
Washington, D.C.
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.