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

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

A big museum full of little worlds.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

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.

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 geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

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

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.