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.

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

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.