An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

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

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.