Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

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

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

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

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

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

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

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

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

A big museum full of little worlds.