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Mount Rushmore National MemorialVisitors can't help but be impressed by the sheer scale and massive physical effort of the team behind Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota…
Must-see attractions in The Great Plains
Top ChoiceGateway Arch National ParkAs a symbol for St Louis, the Gateway Arch has soared above any expectations its backers could have had in 1965 when it opened. Now the centerpiece of its…
Top ChoiceCosmospherePossibly the most surprising sight in Kansas, this amazing museum captures the race to the moon better than any museum on the planet. Absorbing displays…
Top ChoiceTheodore Roosevelt National ParkA tortured region known as the 'badlands' whose colors seem to change with the moods of nature, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the state's natural…
Top ChoiceForest ParkNew York City may have Central Park, but St Louis has the bigger (by 528 acres) Forest Park. The superb, 1371-acre spread was the setting of the 1904…
Top ChoiceKaty Trail State ParkAmerica's longest rail-to-trail walking and biking route starts in Machens near St Louis and St Charles and ends in Clinton, 70 miles southwest of Kansas…
Top ChoiceRiverfrontThe riverfront along the Missouri River celebrates the waterway's past and present. Highlights include the architecturally stunning Bob Kerrey Pedestrian…
Top ChoiceTruman HomeSee the simple life Harry (1884–1972) and Bess (1885–1982) lived in this basic but charming wood house. It's furnished with their original belongings and…
Top ChoiceWichita Mountains Wildlife RefugeThe 59,020-acre Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge protects bison, elk, longhorn cattle and a frenetic prairie dog town. Wildlife is abundant; observant…
Top ChoiceTallgrass Prairie National PreserveThis 11,000-acre national preserve, 2 miles northwest of Strong City, is a perfect place to hike the prairie, with its 40 miles of scenic trails. Bison…
Top ChoiceOklahoma Jazz Hall of FameTulsa's beautiful Union Station is filled with sound again, but now it's melodious as opposed to cacophonous. During the first half of the 20th century,…
Top ChoiceOmaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & AquariumThe world's largest indoor desert? Check. The world's largest nocturnal exhibit? Check. America's largest indoor rainforest? Check. An aquarium showing…
Top ChoiceFort Union Trading PostStraddling the Montana–North Dakota border, the pearl-white Fort Union Trading Post is a reconstruction of the American Fur Company post built in 1828. It…
Top ChoiceNational WWI MuseumEnter this impressive modern museum on a glass walkway over a field of red poppies, the symbol of remembrance of WWI. Through detailed and engaging…
Top ChoiceScotts Bluff National MonumentScotts Bluff has been a beacon to travelers for centuries. Rising 800ft above the flat plains of western Nebraska, it was an important waypoint on the…
Top ChoiceUnion Pacific Railroad MuseumJust across the river from Omaha in the cute little downtown area of Council Bluffs, IA, this highly interactive museum tells the story of the world's…
Top ChoiceBrown v Board of Education National Historic SiteIt took real guts to challenge the segregationist laws common in the US in the 1950s and the stories of these courageous men and women are here. This…
Top ChoiceAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentSome 20 million years ago, this part of Nebraska was like the Serengeti in Africa today: a gathering place for a rich variety of creatures. Today the…
Top ChoiceCorn PalaceThe Corn Palace is the king of roadside attractions, enticing more than half a million people to pull off I-90 each year. Close to 300,000 ears of corn…