This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

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

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.