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The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Home of mutant livestock.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

Collection maintained by the legendary designer.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.