Places lianahaley1 Wants to Go

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

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

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

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

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

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

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

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Giant papier mache hog sits on private property.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.