Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

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

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

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

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.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

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

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

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

Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.