St. Louis, Missouri
Old St. Louis County Courthouse
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
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St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Marietta, Ohio
At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.
Geneva, Ohio
When a guy acquired a free church, he hauled it away piece-by-piece to make it the tasting hall at his vineyard.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Cleveland, Ohio
Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.
Mansfield, Ohio
Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Chicago, Illinois
The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.