The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.