Places grantavery Wants to Go

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

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

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

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

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

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