For one month, the fields and skies of Gibbon, Nebraska, come alive with one of the largest gatherings of sandhill cranes in North America.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

This Great Plains museum pays tribute to both the prosperity and tragedy of the North American fur trade.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

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

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.