Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lincoln Monument of Council Bluffs
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Pella, Iowa
Vermeer Windmill
An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.
Dyersville, Iowa
National Farm Toy Museum
The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
Winterset, Iowa
John Wayne's Birthplace
This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.
Audubon, Iowa
Albert The Bull
The World's Largest Bull.
Dyersville, Iowa
Field of Dreams Movie Site
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Walcott, Iowa
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Cosmosphere
The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.
Wichita, Kansas
Keeper of the Plains
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Topeka, Kansas
Equality House
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Weskan, Kansas
Mount Sunflower
A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.
Kansas City, Kansas
Sauer Castle
This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.
Kansas City, Missouri
Union Station Lamp Post Clock
This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.
Eureka, Missouri
Black Madonna Shrine
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
Kansas City, Missouri
Boy and Frog Fountain
A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
Kearney, Missouri
Watkins Woolen Mill
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
Permanently Closed
Kansas City, Missouri
Imperial Brewery
Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.
Kansas City, Missouri
Country Club Plaza
The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.
Independence, Missouri
Independence Temple
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Liberty, Missouri
Odd Fellows Home
The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
St. Louis, Missouri
Laclede's Landing Wax Museum
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
St. Louis, Missouri
Whispering Arch at Union Station
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
Sumner, Missouri
Maxie, the World's Largest Goose
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
