An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.