A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

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

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

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

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

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

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.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

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