Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

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A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

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

First planned industrial community in the United States.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.