The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

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

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

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

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

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

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

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

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

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

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

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

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

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.