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

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

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

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

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

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

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.