Places clpartin Wants to Go

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

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

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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 show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

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 Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

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

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

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

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.