Places dgmcpeek Wants to Go

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.

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

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

This unusual sculpture honors the city's namesake, Octave Chanute, for his pioneering work in early aviation.

The warmest cave in the Ozarks features two seemingly bottomless lakes.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

Sometimes called the “Little Golden Gate," this bright yellow structure is the last driveable suspension bridge in Arkansas.

A beautifully restored 19th-century house that’s possibly haunted.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.