Eldon, Iowa
American Gothic House
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
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Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Des Moines, Iowa
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
Meade, Kansas
This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Weatherford, Oklahoma
This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Marceline, Missouri
A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Villisca, Iowa
This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.
Kansas City, Missouri
Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Kansas City, Missouri
Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.