Places ladytecate Wants to Go

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

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

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

This mill has survived a tumultuous past to still produce flour and cornmeal.

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

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

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

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

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.

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

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

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.

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

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

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."