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This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

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

This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

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

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

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

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

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

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

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

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

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

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

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

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.