Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

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

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

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

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

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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

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

The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.