Places ianfarmer2011 Wants to Go

Once the smallest park in the national system.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

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

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

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

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

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.

First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

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

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

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.