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

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

The deepest spring in Missouri.

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

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

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

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

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

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

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

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

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

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

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.