What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

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

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

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

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

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

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

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

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.