Places jakinikin Wants to Go

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

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

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

Raised high above the Cimarron River, this 1,268-foot rail bridge followed a half-century of trainwrecks, bridge collapses, and an abandoned town.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.

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

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

Before he was the "Big Train," baseball's greatest pitcher was the original "Humboldt Thunderbolt."

One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.

This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.

This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.

Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.

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

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

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.