This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

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

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

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

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Explore the flooded remains of a limestone mine in Kentucky.