Places JCinSTL Wants to Go

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.