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This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

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

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

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

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

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.