…built from Bedford stone in the Romanesque Revival style, the headhouse resembles a medieval castle dropped into the middle of downtown St. Louis. The peaked rooflines, heavy arched windows, and the 230-foot clock tower all contribute to that impression.…

…the changing of the leaves was a beautiful but urgent signal. The harvest had to be brought in, the stores had to be secured, and the transition toward the darkest part of the year had to be faced. Across the globe.…

…this land was a city cemetery, resting on the fringes of a rapidly growing metropolis. As health concerns rose and the city expanded northward, the graves were moved, and the land was slowly transformed into the sprawling park.…

…the statue is a defining piece of St. Louis iconography. It served as the principal symbol of the city until the Gateway Arch was completed in the 1960s.…

…these five images are a reminder of what the Missouri Botanical Garden does well: it puts the world's botanical diversity in one place and lets you find your own way through it.…

…the Castor River Shut-Ins in Madison County are distinct for one specific reason: the rock is pink. The pink color comes from the Breadtray formation, an igneous rock layer that dates back approximately 1.5 billion years…