The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

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

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

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.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

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

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.