The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

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

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

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

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

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

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

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

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

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.