Effingham, Illinois
America's Largest Cross
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
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Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Kansas City, Missouri
This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri
The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Carthage, Missouri
An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Collinsville, Illinois
Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.
Marshall, Missouri
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.
University City, Missouri
University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.
Sappington, Missouri
Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
Chesterfield, Missouri
After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.
Eureka, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
Columbia, Missouri
Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.