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

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

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

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

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

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

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

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

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.