University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

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

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

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

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

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

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

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

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

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

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 maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

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

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.

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

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

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

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