A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Learn about puppetry and get a chance to make your own puppet.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.