Elsah, Illinois
The Mistake House
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
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Elsah, Illinois
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.
St. Louis, Missouri
This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
St. Louis, Missouri
A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.
St. Louis, Missouri
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Sauget, Illinois
In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.
St. Louis, Missouri
A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis, Missouri
This restaurant, art gallery, and nightlife hot spot is a love letter to Lagos from St. Louis.
St. Louis, Missouri
An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.
St. Louis, Missouri
The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.
Springfield, Missouri
A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.
Cahokia Heights, Illinois
One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
St. Louis, Missouri
Explore more than 175 years of saxophone history.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
St. Louis, Missouri
A chessmaster's dream destination.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Fredericktown, Missouri
These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.
Springfield, Missouri
The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.
University City, Missouri
A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.