One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This "little gallery in the middle of nowhere" is housed in a 170-year-old horse barn in the Missouri Ozarks.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

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

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

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

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

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

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.