Jefferson City, Missouri
Missouri State Penitentiary
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
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Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Kansas City, Missouri
Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Ashland, Kansas
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Topeka, Kansas
These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.
Minneapolis, Kansas
A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.
Lindsborg, Kansas
This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.
Lindsborg, Kansas
This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.
Victoria, Kansas
Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."