New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

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

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.

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

This "little gallery in the middle of nowhere" is housed in a 170-year-old horse barn in the Missouri Ozarks.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

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

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

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.