This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

Berlin's old airport.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

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

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

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

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

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

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.