Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

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

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

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

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

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.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

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

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

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

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

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

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

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

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.