An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

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

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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

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

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

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

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

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

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.