Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.