Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

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

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

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

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

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

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

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

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

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Explore Zimbabwean art in the heart of Colorado.

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.

A giant gun-shaped smoker.