West Mineral, Kansas
Big Brutus
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
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West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Natchez, Mississippi
A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.
Panhandle, Texas
The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.
Clinton, Arkansas
This sandstone marvel of nature is worth a stop along Highway 65.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Roaring River Township, Missouri
From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Sicily Island, Louisiana
Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.
Compton, Arkansas
The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.
Scott, Arkansas
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.
Little Rock, Arkansas
The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.
Kingston, Arkansas
This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Jet, Oklahoma
This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.
West Fork, Arkansas
A sandstone canyon wilderness with a history of outlaws, mysterious disappearances, and a UFO encounter.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
San Antonio, Texas
An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.