The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

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

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

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

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

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

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

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

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

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.