Places alaskanmoss Wants to Go

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

The beginnings of one of America's most famous military officers.

Step inside one of America’s rare poteaux-en-terre French houses.

This local museum documents centuries of history along the Mississippi, from mound builders to massive quakes.

This grassy field marks the site of a surprising religious conflict.

The first military newspaper in U.S. history was printed in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Learn about puppetry and get a chance to make your own puppet.

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

This whimsical statue marks the high water level from the Great Flood of 1993.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

The site of the first daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang.

This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.

The final resting place of the legendary outlaw.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.

First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.