The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

A Kansas nature preserve protecting the plants and animals that once stretched across central North America.

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

Once a giant oak that served as the region's post office.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.