The history of funerals and funerary customs.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

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

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

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

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

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

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 late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

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

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

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.