Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.