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Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Everything good comes from Uranus

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

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

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.