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

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

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

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

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

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

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.