Kearney, Missouri
Jesse James’ Grave
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
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Kearney, Missouri
The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.
Kearney, Missouri
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
Clinton, Missouri
This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Victoria, Kansas
Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."
Gypsum, Colorado
Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.
New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Knob Noster, Missouri
The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.
Marceline, Missouri
A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.