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400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

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

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

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

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

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

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

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

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

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

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.

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

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

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