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

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

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

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

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

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

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

Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.