A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

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

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

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

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”