Jefferson City, Missouri
Missouri State Penitentiary
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
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Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Mansfield, Missouri
Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.
Cuba, Missouri
The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Union Township, Missouri
A flat slab of stone perched hundreds of feet above the Gasconade River in the northern Ozark mountains.
Nashville, Tennessee
It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.
Nashville, Tennessee
At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.
Washington, D.C.
The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol
Manteo, North Carolina
The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.
Brewer, Maine
Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Nashville, Tennessee
This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.
Nashville, Tennessee
For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.
Nashville, Tennessee
This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.
Nashville, Tennessee
One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Oakland, California
With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.