A chessmaster's dream destination.

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 oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

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

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

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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

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

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

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

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

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

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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.

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

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

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