Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

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

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.