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

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

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

This small, independent museum documents the unique culture of Deaf people in the United States.

Famous church recognized for both its unique design and disciplined monks that live according to the Benedictine discipline.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

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

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

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

This mausoleum is the final resting place of one of St. Louis's richest and most tragic families.

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

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

A big museum full of little worlds.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

View Kentucky's beauty and history from the perspective of painter John James Audubon, author and illustrator.