The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

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

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

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

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

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

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

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.