Places hopemch Wants to Go

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

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

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

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

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

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

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.