A chessmaster's dream destination.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.