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

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

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

This odd stone memorial remembers a loyal dog who offended the rail barons with his speed and saved his master with his pee.

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

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.