The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

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

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

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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

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. 

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

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

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

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."