Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

A steeple that now houses a small church.

A monument celebrating the Black soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

Tribute to the famous Notre Dame football coach who died in a plane crash.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.

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

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

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

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

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

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

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

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.