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

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.