These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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

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

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

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