Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

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

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

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

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

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

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

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

A big museum full of little worlds.

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

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.