Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

The man who wasn't there.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

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

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

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

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.