Riverside, Ohio
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
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Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Mountainair, New Mexico
The remains of AbĂł, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."
Earle, Arkansas
A restored schoolhouse was once a vital part of the Black mill workers community in Arkansas.
Nashville, Tennessee
The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.
Gays, Illinois
This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
University City, Missouri
University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
Burfordville, Missouri
The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
Hamilton, Ontario
With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.
Winona, Kansas
Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Hutchinson, Kansas
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.