A chessmaster's dream destination.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

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

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.