Des Moines, Iowa
Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
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Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
Weston, Missouri
The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.
Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
McHenry, North Dakota
A lonely house representing railroad history tells the stories of those who rode the rails.
Ross, North Dakota
The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
New Salem, North Dakota
The world's largest Holstein cow.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Fargo, North Dakota
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Philip, South Dakota
Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.