One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Sip whiskey in a powerhouse that once belonged to a storied hydroelectric dam.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.