The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

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

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

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

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

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.