First planned industrial community in the United States.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

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

An Art Deco gem that held together the artistic heart of an agricultural community for 92 years.

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

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

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

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

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

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

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

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

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

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

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