Manitou Springs, Colorado
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
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Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
St. Louis, Missouri
This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
St. Louis, Missouri
During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Joiner, Arkansas
On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.
Tiptonville, Kentucky
Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Collinsville, Illinois
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
West Alton, Missouri
Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
Fort Madison, Iowa
At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.
Burlington, Iowa
While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.
Le Claire, Iowa
A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Dickeyville, Wisconsin
A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.
Dubuque, Iowa
This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This landmark honoring a local beer brand is an iconic part of the Minneapolis skyline.