This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

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

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

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.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

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

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

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

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

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.