Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.