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

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

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

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

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

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

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

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

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

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

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

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.