The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

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

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.