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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

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

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

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

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.

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

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

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

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

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