A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

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

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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

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

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

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

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

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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

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