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Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

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

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

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

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

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.