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City Museum

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

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The Front of the Lemp Mansion, built in 1868. There have been three suicides in the walls of this house.

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Lemp Mansion

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

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Turtle Playground.

St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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Grant's Farm is the official home of the Budweiser Clydesdales.

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Grant's Farm

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

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Site of Pruitt-Igoe today

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Pruitt-Igoe's Remains

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

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An inglorious end to a once-proud ship.

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USS Inaugural (1993-2013)

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

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Eros Bendato.

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Eros Bendato

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

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John Thomas Peele, Waiting For Their Master, 1859. Oil on canvas. Gift of the Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Maurer, Jr. estate

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The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

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A miniature ice cream parlor by artist Judy King.

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Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis

A big museum full of little worlds.

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The pin point impression wall gives spectators of all ages the chance to create 3D works of art.

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The Magic House

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

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Cotton Belt Freight Depot

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Cotton Belt Freight Depot

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

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The World Chess Hall of Fame.

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World Chess Hall of Fame

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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St. Louis' Old Courthouse was the scene of the Dred Scott Decision, which served as a catalyst in the eradication of slavery in the United States.

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Old St. Louis County Courthouse

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

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Chuck Berry House

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Chuck Berry's House

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

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The Whispering Arch

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Whispering Arch at Union Station

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

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Laclede's Landing Wax Museum.

St. Louis, Missouri

Laclede's Landing Wax Museum

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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Gooey Butter Cake

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Gooey Butter Cake

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

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St. Louis-Style Pizza

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St. Louis-Style Pizza

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

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St. Paul Sandwich

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St. Paul Sandwich

Don't think too hard about the name.

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Fried Brain Sandwich

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Fried Brain Sandwich

Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.

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The <em>Ribbon Map of the Father of Waters</em>—pictured rolled up (left) and fully extended (right)—was meant to be wrapped around a spool and brought on steamboat trips.

This 11-Foot 'Ribbon Map' Puts the Whole Mississippi River in Your Pocket

Steamboat tourists of the late 1860s wrapped it around a spool.

A 257-Year-Old Coloring Book Was Discovered in St. Louis

It was intended for "Gentleman and Ladies."

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St. Louis Road Workers Were Defeated by This Small Blue Kia

Islands in the stream / that is what we are.

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