This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

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

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.