This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

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.

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

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

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

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

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

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.