St. Louis, Missouri
Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis
A big museum full of little worlds.
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St. Louis, Missouri
A big museum full of little worlds.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Des Moines, Iowa
The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.
Sac City, Iowa
Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Brandon, Iowa
The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Audubon, Iowa
The World's Largest Bull.
Dyersville, Iowa
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Gladbrook, Iowa
A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.
Columbus Junction, Iowa
A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Riverside, Iowa
A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.