Lexington, Kentucky
Cocaine Bear
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
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Lexington, Kentucky
The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.
Central City, Kentucky
Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Cave City, Kentucky
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Danville, Kentucky
This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
St. Louis, Missouri
This is not your typical jungle gym.
Sappington, Missouri
Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.