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

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).