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

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

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

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

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

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This curious headstone is labeled simply as "The Queen."

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

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

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

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

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