A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

Once the smallest park in the national system.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.