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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

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

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

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

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.