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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

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

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

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

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

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

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.