Places platyjule Wants to Go

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The magic's in the hole!

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.