The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”

In addition to fishing and camping, this spot in Nebraska’s Sandhills is one of the world’s darkest places.

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

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

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

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

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

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

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.