La Junta, Colorado
Bent's Old Fort
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
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La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
Goodland, Kansas
Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Victoria, Kansas
Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."
Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Omaha, Nebraska
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Marshfield, Missouri
In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.
Matfield Green, Kansas
Tribute to the famous Notre Dame football coach who died in a plane crash.
Piqua, Kansas
This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.
Chanute, Kansas
This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.
Chanute, Kansas
A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.
Chanute, Kansas
This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.
Diamond, Missouri
Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.
Concordia, Kansas
This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.
Elm Creek, Kansas
One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.
Imperial, Missouri
More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.
Fort Madison, Iowa
At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.
Kirksville, Missouri
Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.