The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The final resting place of an esteemed bear hunter and formerly enslaved man who led Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip that inspired the creation of the teddy bear.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!