This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

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

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

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

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

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.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

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

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

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

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

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

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

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.