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John Brown's Fort as it appears today

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Jesse James was buried next to his wife, Zerelda.

Kearney, Missouri

Jesse James’ Grave

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

A model of the Pony Express residents.

St. Joseph, Missouri

The Pony Express National Historic Trail and Museum

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

Exterior of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum

Springfield, Missouri

Wonders of Wildlife Museum

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Statue and sign

Hays, Kansas

The Original Boot Hill Cemetery

The first graveyard named "Boot Hill" was established in Hays, Kansas, years before better known cemeteries with the same name.

Castle Rock Badlands

Quinter, Kansas

Castle Rock Badlands

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Surf Ballroom

Clear Lake, Iowa

Surf Ballroom

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

Buffalo Bill Museum exterior

Le Claire, Iowa

Buffalo Bill Museum

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

John Wayne's Birthplace

Winterset, Iowa

John Wayne's Birthplace

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

The Black Angel

Iowa City, Iowa

The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

Entrance to Iowa 80 Trucking Museum

Walcott, Iowa

Iowa 80 Truck Stop

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

It's not a gravesite—it's a future birthplace.

Riverside, Iowa

Captain James T. Kirk Future Birthplace

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

The Day The Music Died Memorial

Clear Lake, Iowa

The Day The Music Died Memorial

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

One-Eyed Jack

Scottsdale, Arizona

One-Eyed Jack

A 26-foot-tall jackrabbit celebrates the past and future of the Southwest.

Hole-in-the-Rock

Phoenix, Arizona

Hole-in-the-Rock

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

Governor Hunt's pyramid tomb.

Phoenix, Arizona

Governor Hunt's Pyramid Tomb

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

The Octobass at the Musical Instrument Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

Octobass

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Granite lying on top of the softer, younger sandstone.

Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Devils Tower

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Depression Era Dinosaur Park

Rapid City, South Dakota

Depression Era Dinosaur Park

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The couch where Hannibal Hamlin died.

Bangor, Maine

Hannibal Hamlin Death Couch

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

Bangor Opera House.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor Opera House

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

“You’ll Float TOO!!”

Bangor, Maine

The Sewer Drain from “IT”

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

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