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

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

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

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

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.