Atlanta, Illinois
Paul Bunyon
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
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Atlanta, Illinois
While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.
Eminence, Missouri
A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.
Mountain Township, Illinois
In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.
Columbia, Missouri
Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
St. Robert, Missouri
Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.
Eminence, Missouri
It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Olney, Illinois
The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
Joy, Missouri
Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.
Round Spring, Missouri
An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.
Ellington, Missouri
One of the deepest springs in Missouri.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Linn, Missouri
The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Fredericktown, Missouri
These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.
Iron Township, Missouri
Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.
New Florence, Missouri
Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Irondale, Missouri
Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.
Park Hills, Missouri
Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.
Washington, Missouri
This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
Godfrey, Illinois
Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.