You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

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

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

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

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

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

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

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

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

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

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.