When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.