This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

Salina's eye-catching giant mural depicting children at play is painted atop a century-old mill elevator.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.

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

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.