St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Columbia, Missouri
The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.
Columbia, Missouri
Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.
Elk Horn, Iowa
In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Lincoln, Nebraska
This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Boys Town, Nebraska
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
Omaha, Nebraska
A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.