The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

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

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.