A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

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

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

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

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

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

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