Things to Do
"Old Trusty" Incubator Factory
Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Johnson came to Clay Center from Sheridan, Missouri in 1894 to…
Explore →101 Ranch Memorial
101 Ranch - A National Historic Landmark, this picnic area commemorates the 101 Ranch which…
Explore →Alcove Spring
Alcove Spring is a spring of fresh water flowing from the side of the alcove…
Explore →Antelope Hills
The distinctive formations of the Antelope Hills were a landmark for Spanish explorers in the…
Explore →Antlers Springs
For no one knows how many hundreds of years, a brisk trickle of fresh mountain…
Explore →Apache Trail
The Apache Trail Historic Road was designated a historic road on June 20, 1986, by…
Explore →Apollo 17 Marker
St. Francis, Kansas is the birthplace and boyhood home of Apollo astronaut, Ron Evans, who…
Explore →Atchison - Morman Grove
A historic marker erected by the Kansas State Historical Society that commemorates the site where,…
Explore →Bagg Bonanza Farm
One of the last remaining bonanza farms in the U.S. The centerpiece of the 15-acre…
Explore →Bandstand on the Courthouse Lawn
This charming bandstand was built in 1932 as a W.P.A. project. The roof was destroyed…
Explore →Beauvais Ranche Station Site
Following a career with Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company, Geminian Pierre Beauvais established his own…
Explore →Big Basin Prairie Preserve
The Kansas Historical Marker stands within a geological feature known as the Big Basin, which…
Explore →Biosphere 2 Center
Situated on three-acres in Arizona's Santa Catalina Mountains, the world famous, Biosphere 2 is a…
Explore →Buffalo Bill Mathewson's Well
In 1863, "Buffalo" Bill Mathewson opened a trading post next to Cow Creek Crossing. His…
Explore →C.W. Parker Carousel
This antique carousel is a National Landmark and was built in Abilene by C.W. Parker…
Explore →California Hill
California Hill was climbed by thousands of emigrants heading west during the covered wagon migrations…
Explore →California Road Marker
Opened in the Spring of 1849, this road was first traveled by gold seekers in…
Explore →California Road Trail
Red Rock Canyon became a landmark on the California Road, the pioneer trail that led…
Explore →Cannonball Stageline Highway
Donald R. Green was originally from Kentucky but learned to ride a stage coach while…
Explore →Catoosa's Blue Whale
What first catches the eyes of westbound travelers on Route 66 on the north side…
Explore →Chimney Rock National Historic Site
"Towering to the heavens" is how one pioneer described Chimney Rock, the most recognized landmark…
Explore →Coronado Heights
Coronado Heights is a twenty-six acre virgin prairie park overlooking the Smoky Valley. The first…
Explore →Coufal Ridge Site
National Historic Landmark - Sometime between A.D. 1250 and A.D. 1450, prehistoric Indians of the…
Explore →Council Oak
A shelter east of the Neosho River bridge protects the stump of the Council Oak.…
Explore →Courthouse and Jail Rocks
These unusual rock formations were two of the first "road signs" met by westward travelers.
Explore →Cross on 'A' Mountain
Isabella Greenway took a floral cross that the employees of the New Cornelia Mining Co.…
Explore →Crow Flies High Butte
Breathtaking view of Lake Sakakawea, Badlands bluffs and the foundations of the underwater town of…
Explore →Custer Elm
Legend has it that while patrolling the Santa Fe Trail with his famous 7th Cavalry…
Explore →Diamond Springs Station Site
In 1859, the firm of Russell, Majors, and Waddell constructed this Pony Express station on…
Explore →Fabyan Dutch Windmill
The Fabyan Dutch Windmill was built by Louis Blackhaus, a German craftsman, between 1850-1860 on…
Explore →Fairfield Mission Monument
"Established among the western Cherokees by Dr. Marcus Palmer in 1829 under the auspices of…
Explore →Father Padilla Cross and Historic Marker
This cross was erected in 1950 by the Kansas Knights of Columbus to honor Father…
Explore →Fire Lookout
The Carter Mountain Tower is a fire lookout station you can visit. It provides a…
Explore →Fort Gibson Dam
Surrounded by high bluffs, with the expansive lake on one side and rushing river on…
Explore →Fort O.K. Cannon
The cannon located on the South lawn of the Courthouse is dated 1853 and with…
Explore →Four Corners Monument
At the only point in the United States where four states converge, visitors experience the…
Explore →Geographic Center of the U.S.
This is the Center of the U.S.A. original 48 states, as determined by the government…
Explore →Glen Canyon Dam
On October 15, 1956, the first blast occurred and the construction of Glen Canyon Dam…
Explore →Happy Jack Chalk Mine
Explore one of Nebraska's most unique underground adventures. Experience the spectacular beauty of the North…
Explore →Historic Clock Tower
Located on the north side of the Courthouse parking lot, the clock tower houses the…
Explore →Historic HMMJ Radio Station
Headlines in the Clay County Sun of December 3, 1925, proclaimed "Local Station KMMJ Is…
Explore →Historic Markers
Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad The history of Lodgepole has been closely associated with…
Explore →Historic Route 66 -
The "Mother Road" inspired books, songs, and a television series. It stretched from Lake Michigan…
Explore →Historical Markers in Hall County
California and Overland Trail Markers - Six identical granite markers were erected on July 4,…
Explore →Horseshoe Hills
This landmark is a unique formation of hills creating a natural horseshoe shape. Custer and…
Explore →Huge American Flag
40 x 60 foot flag greets residents and travelers from atop a 100 foot flagpole…
Explore →Indian Meridian Monument
Commemorates surveying of the meridian in 1870; the division line between Oklahoma and Indian territories.…
Explore →Ionia Volcano
According to historians, when the explorers, Lewis and Clark, were passing by the bluffs near…
Explore →Lied Conference Center / Arbor Day Farm
The Lied Conference Center / Arbor Day Farm offers a getaway destination with many working…
Explore →Lighted Cross
The Lighted Cross was made possible by the effort and support of the local community.
Explore →Lincoln State Monument / National Landmark
Restored frontier town, site of Billy the Kid's last excape. Focal point is the Lincoln…
Explore →London Bridge
The focal point of Lake Havasu in the far western boundary of Arizona is the…
Explore →Lone Elm Campground
Three miles south of Olathe on Lone Elm Road, on the main branch of the…
Explore →Lubbock National Historic Landmark
Remarkable national historic landmark yields evidence of continuous human occupation from approximately 12,000 B.C. to…
Explore →Lucille's
Lucille's Gas station is a notable Route 66 landmark, owned and operated by Lucille Hamons…
Explore →Medicine Springs
Medicine Springs, about 20 miles northeast of Antlers near Cloudy Mountain, has a long and…
Explore →Mendota Hills Windfarm
Mendota Hills Windfarm is the largest commercial windfarm in Illinois. The 63 towering windmills built…
Explore →Mennonite Settler Statue
The tallest, sturdiest Mennonite in Kansas stands seventeen feet tall in the Athletic Park. He…
Explore →New Holy City History Book Available
Oklahoma City author, Jacqulein Vaughn Lowry has authored a new pictorial history book about the…
Explore →Old City Well
Westmoreland's Historic Hand Dug Well was constructed in 1914, as 40 men labored through the…
Explore →Old Hand Dug Well
This well is the widest and second largest hand-dug well in Kansas. It is 34…
Explore →Old Stone Wall
The Stone wall behind and across the street from Grant's statue is a favorite with…
Explore →Oregon Trail Marker
The countless wagons that passed through what is now Deuel County during the westward expansion…
Explore →Palmer Site
National Historic Landmark - The Palmer Site is the location of a Skidi Pawnee village…
Explore →Pan American Highway
Two counties in southeast Nebraska are bisected by one of the nation's oldest highways -…
Explore →Panorama Point and Three-State Marker
In the extreme southwest corner of the county, thirty three miles from Kimball, rises the…
Explore →Parker Dam
Parker Dam spans the Colorado River between Arizona and California, 155 miles downstream from Hoover…
Explore →Pawnee Rock State Landmark
This silent sentinel of the plains was a stopping place for the hardy men and…
Explore →Peabody City Park
Peabody's beautiful City Park has provided a meeting place for generations of community members. The…
Explore →Pecos River Flume
100-year-old aqueduct, once world's largest concrete structure. Ripley's Believe It or Not bills it "The…
Explore →Petrified Tree Stump
A five foot high exemplary sample of petrified wood. Over 24 inches in diameter, stands…
Explore →Pike-Pawnee Village and Historical Marker
Occupied from 1770 to about 1810 or later, the Pike-Pawnee National Historic Landmark has been…
Explore →Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks, the large outcropping of rock rising above the prairie, was visible for…
Explore →Point of Rocks Prairie Landmark
The Point of Rocks landmark is located eight miles south of Jetmore on US 283,…
Explore →Pony Express Memorial
This memorial commemorates the Pony Express route that briefly passed through Atchson County. "On September…
Explore →Post Office Oak and Museum
This 300-year-old bur oak (just the trunk remains) served as the unofficial post office for…
Explore →Reo Palm Isle
A Longview landmark which opened in 1937 as the Palm Isle Club. Operated during WWII…
Explore →Riverside Park Band Shell
Riverside Park Band Shell, built in 1938 by WPA, is one of the largest of…
Explore →Round Valley Ensphere
The Round Valley Ensphere is a dramatic manifestation of the vision and courage of the…
Explore →Route 66 (Old San Jacinto)
Get your kicks on Route 66! Amarillo was the largest Texas city on Route 66,…
Explore →Route 66 - America's Main Street
It is known as the Main Street of America - The Mother Road - The…
Explore →Route 66 - America's Main Street
It is known as the Main Street of America - The Mother Road - The…
Explore →Sandstone Creek Project
The Sandstone Creek Project was the world's first upstream flood prevention project. It was the…
Explore →Santa Fe Trail Ruts
Still etched in the prairie, the 175-year-old Santa Fe Trail ruts carved their niche in…
Explore →Santa Fe Trail Ruts
Ruts left by wagon trains can be found along Ash Creek, a tributary that feeds…
Explore →Santa Fe Trail Ruts
Come and see the wheel ruts of the famous 60 mile "Jornada" Trail, a stretch…
Explore →Santa Fe/Oregon Trail Junction
In a 1924 dedication of a State Historical Marker at the edge of Gardner, Senator…
Explore →Santa FeTrail Tracks
Tracks of the original wagon trail used by pioneers from 1821 to 1872 are located…
Explore →Scotts Bluff National Monument
Named for fur trapper Hiram Scott, this imposing natural formation was originally called ma-a-pa-te ("hill…
Explore →Scotty's Route 66 Bar & Grill
Drive Route 66 to one of the few remaining original diners. Try your hand at…
Explore →Selkirk Hand Dug Well
The old well is the only remnent of a once busy Santa Fe Railroad of…
Explore →Sequoyah's Homesite
The original log cabin home of Sequoyah was built in 1829 and contains many artifacts…
Explore →Smith Lime Kiln
A long-abandoned lime kiln, looking very much like a large stone chimney stands along the…
Explore →Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S. Monument
A painted concrete buoy, erected in 1983, marks the southernmost point of the continental United…
Explore →Spring House
The spring house at Conway Springs is listed on the National Register of Historic Places…
Explore →Standing Rock State Historic Site
Called Inyan Bosendata by Sioux Indians who consider it sacred. The rock stands on a…
Explore →Starr Springs Monument
The Starr Springs area was first settled by the Benjamin Cooper family in 1834. It…
Explore →Steen's Buttes
Steen's Buttes, mounds south of the city, were first reported by army explorers in the…
Explore →Superstition Mountain
Perhaps nowhere in the entire United States is there an area full of legend, history…
Explore →The 26 Bar Ranch
The 26 Bar Ranch is steeped in the history of the Hereford industry. Back in…
Explore →The Big Well Museum & Visitor Information Center
The Big Well is a marvel of pioneer engineering that was completed in 1888 as…
Explore →The Great Western Cattle Trail
When driving between Lone Wolf in Kiowa County and Granite in Greer County, on Highway…
Explore →The Mogollon Rim
The Mogollon Rim, Arizona's mighty backbone, is an epic in natural, human history. It is…
Explore →The Pioneer Mill
The Pioneer Mill of Tiffin is a National Landmark built in 1822. The "Mill" overlooks…
Explore →Three Crosses
Commemorates 1830 group of travelers killed by Indians and from which Las Cruces derives its…
Explore →Toadstool Geologic Park
The most obvious and striking attraction to Toadstool Geologic Park is the scenery. The banded…
Explore →Tooth of Time
Old Santa Fe Trail landmark, prominent rock formation on eastern slopes of Sangre de Cristo…
Explore →Totem Pole Park
"World's Largest Totem Pole"Folk-artist, Ed Galloway, spent his retirement years building a unique park, a…
Explore →Town Clock
The Town Clock is the only such clock between Indianapolis and Denver on Highway U.S.…
Explore →Trail Ruts at Monument Hill
See visible remains of the famed Chisholm Trail etched by the hooves of millions of…
Explore →Tri-State Corner Marker
The original marker designating the southwestern corner of nebraska and the southeastern corner of Wyoming…
Explore →Weaver's Needle
Weaver's Needle is a prominent pinnacle that towers over much of the region east of…
Explore →White Butte
White Butte is North Dakota's highest point at 3,506 feet. Permission to hike is prefered…
Explore →Wichita Mountains - Holy City
While you're in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, be sure to visit the Holy…
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