Places FerdXcursions Wants to Go

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

A flat slab of stone perched hundreds of feet above the Gasconade River in the northern Ozark mountains.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

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

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

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

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

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

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

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.