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

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

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

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

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

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

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

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

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

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

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.