Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

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

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.