This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

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

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

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

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

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 century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.