The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Mexican food and folk art.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

An urban laboratory.