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

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

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

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

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

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

Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

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

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

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

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

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.