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

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

A chessmaster's dream destination.

One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.