This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.