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

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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

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

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.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

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

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

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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