This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This small town bank is very aware of its name thank you very much.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

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

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

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

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

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

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

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

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

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

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

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.