Places clpartin Wants to Go

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

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

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.