Places aatabear Wants to Go

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

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

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.