The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

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

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

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

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

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

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.

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