A chessmaster's dream destination.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

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

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

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

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

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

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

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.