A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.

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

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

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

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

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

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

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

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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.