Places Bunnyslope Wants to Go

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

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

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

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

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

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

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of 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.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

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

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

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.