This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

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

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.