World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

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

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

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

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.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

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

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

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.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.