Atchison, Kansas
Amelia Earhart Earthworks
The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.
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Atchison, Kansas
The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Sibley, Iowa
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Garretson, South Dakota
The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
CaƱon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Evergreen, Colorado
The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Mullinville, Kansas
Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.
Alto Pass, Illinois
Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
East St. Louis, Illinois
An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.
Smithland, Kentucky
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.