Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

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

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.

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

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

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

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

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

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

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.