This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

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

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

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

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

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.