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River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

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

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

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

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

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

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

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

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

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

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

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