A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

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

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

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

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

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

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

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

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

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

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

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