A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

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

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

A local shop filled with handcrafted art and funky home furnishings, vintage, and antiques.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.