Places popelover72 Wants to Go

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

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

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

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

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

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A big museum full of little worlds.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

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

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

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.