Grand Marais, Minnesota
Devil's Kettle
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
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Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Lindsborg, Kansas
The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.
Wilson, Kansas
This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.
Meade, Kansas
This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Kansas City, Kansas
This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.
Atchison, Kansas
The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.
Liberal, Kansas
A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Lincoln, Nebraska
A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.
St. James, Nebraska
This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.
Harrison, Nebraska
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
Minden, Nebraska
This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.
Harvard, Nebraska
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Monowi, Nebraska
America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.
Deadwood, South Dakota
A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.
Keystone, South Dakota
The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.