This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

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

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.