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

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

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.

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

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

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.