A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A crumbling ghost town on the South Dakota prairie.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

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

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.