After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A free park where visitors can learn about and collect 440 million-year-old fossils.

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

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Ride an over one hundred year old carrousel, one of the few original Dentzel Carrousels remaining in the country.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

Finished in December of 1906, it was the longest rail viaduct in the United States and the third longest of its kind in the world at that time.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective. 

Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."