The eccentric and colorful pavilions of Tower Grove park are a beloved and overlooked symbol. 

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

A version of this picturesque mill has existed since the 1800s.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

This 1854 courthouse along the Mississippi River has a storied history.

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

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

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

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

When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.