Places Edited by Darrell Powers

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

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

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

This unassuming city park is home to three different types of Native American mounds.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

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

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.