Mansfield, Missouri
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
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Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Joplin, Missouri
A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
San Antonio, Texas
What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."
Dallas, Texas
See the sky in a new way through this art installation.
Austin, Texas
An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.
Katy, Texas
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Galveston, Texas
This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
Conroe, Texas
The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.
Graford, Texas
The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Plano, Texas
This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.
Austin, Texas
Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.