Places ontheroadwjch Wants to Go

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A big museum full of little worlds.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.