Makanda, Illinois
Makanda Boardwalk
A century-old wooden walkway where artists and free spirits have built a funky, countercultural main street.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Makanda, Illinois
A century-old wooden walkway where artists and free spirits have built a funky, countercultural main street.
Carbondale, Illinois
The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.
Oxford, Mississippi
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
St. Louis, Missouri
What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis, Missouri
A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Joy, Missouri
Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.
Leasburg, Missouri
Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.
New Madrid, Missouri
This local museum documents centuries of history along the Mississippi, from mound builders to massive quakes.
Portland, Maine
An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.