Places dansmonkeytroubles Wants to Go

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

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.

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

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

This is not your typical jungle gym.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

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

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

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

The design of this modernist church was revolutionary when it was constructed in 1942.

Indiana's greatest rare bookstore has a special shelf for Hoosier authors.

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

One of Indiana's only natural sandstone arches is nestled between resort ruins and an old Boy Scouts camp.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.

At the turn of the century, a chair like rock sat at the top of the falls and hosted the winner of a local beauty contest.