Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.

This Nebraska museum was once the smallest courthouse in America.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Storage units with a wartime past.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.