A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

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

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

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

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.