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

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

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

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

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

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

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.