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.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.