The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

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

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

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

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

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

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

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

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.