Places evretrogrrl Wants to Go

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

See the world's biggest spool of thread, along with the largest collection of sewing machines.

The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.

Explore more than 175 years of saxophone history.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

A version of this picturesque mill has existed since the 1800s.

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.