This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

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

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

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

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

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.