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Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

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

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

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

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.