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.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The seventh largest spring in the world.

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.