A big museum full of little worlds.

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

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

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

A chessmaster's dream destination.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

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

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

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

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

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

A flat slab of stone perched hundreds of feet above the Gasconade River in the northern Ozark mountains.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.