An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

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

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

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

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

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

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.

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

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

The former home of the "Manassa Mauler" is now a museum dedicated to his legendary boxing career.

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

An environmental art installation inspired by farmhouses and crop circles.

A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.