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A close-up of the plaque on the historical marker with a plush duck. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

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

World's Largest Ball of Twine

Cawker City, Kansas

World's Largest Ball of Twine

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

An example of a sheet of LSD.

Wamego, Kansas

Wamego LSD Missile Silo

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.

The Big Well

Greensburg, Kansas

The Big Well

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

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

 The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Picher

Picher, Oklahoma

Picher

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Old Naked Joe Mountain. (Atlas Obscura)

Norfork, Arkansas

Old Naked Joe Mountain

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

Tiny Town

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Tiny Town

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

The tri-point from the Arkansas side

South West City, Missouri

AR-MO-OK Tri-State Marker

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

I Yam What I Yam

Alma, Arkansas

Popeye Statue

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

Springfield-Des Arc Bridge

Damascus, Arkansas

Springfield-Des Arc Bridge

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner

Marianna, Arkansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Boggy Creek Monster

Fouke, Arkansas

Boggy Creek Monster

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

The Old Mill in its picturesque setting.

North Little Rock, Arkansas

The Old Mill

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

The Walt Disney Hometown Museum, 2008.

Marceline, Missouri

Walt Disney Hometown Museum

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Part of the collection.

Linn, Missouri

Pigs Aloft Museum

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

He's often decked out for the winter months by his fans

Marshall, Missouri

Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

Welch Springs Ruins

Jadwin, Missouri

Welch Spring Hospital Ruins

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

The coincidences of the boats' proportions are just too incredible

Columbia, Missouri

BoatHenge

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

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