Places peakles kcmo Wants to Go

See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

An ode to the history of telephones inside a telephone building.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

This interactive museum preserves the big aviation history of this small Missouri town

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

Explore more than 175 years of saxophone history.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

An underground river pushes more than 200 million gallons out of this Missouri spring every day.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

Dedicated to the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.