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Dave Bower

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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

A plaque marks the location of this unique tree

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque

Indianapolis, Indiana

Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

The Sinclair Dinosaur of the Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield Zoo's Sinclair Dinosaur

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The sign before it was covered in stickers.

Chicago, Illinois

Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Crown Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The hotel lobby

Chicago, Illinois

Palmer House Hilton

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Charles Mound

Scales Mound, Illinois

Charles Mound

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

Gravity Hill in Shullsburg

Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Gravity Hill in Wisconsin

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

South east side

Madison, Wisconsin

'Roads Diverge'

The only thing these street signs will help you navigate is your imagination.

Lamp House

Madison, Wisconsin

Lamp House

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

Old Abe

Madison, Wisconsin

Old Abe

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain

Madison, Wisconsin

Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

The plaque

Madison, Wisconsin

Elvis Karate Fight Plaque

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

Cusco Cathedral

Cusco, Peru

Cusco Cathedral

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

Plaza de Armas

Cusco, Peru

Plaza de Armas

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The flight cage.

St. Louis, Missouri

1904 World's Fair Flight Cage

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

Turtle Playground.

St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Compton Hill Water Tower.

St. Louis, Missouri

Compton Hill Water Tower

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

The Naked Truth

St. Louis, Missouri

‘The Naked Truth’

In the Compton Hill Reservoir Park sits a statue whose lack of clothing caused a scandal for the group that commissioned it.

The entrance to Saltpeter Cave.
Permanently Closed

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Cave Vineyard

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

Taum Sauk Mountain in the fall.

Ironton, Missouri

Taum Sauk Mountain

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.

The Blues Museum
Permanently Closed

St. Louis, Missouri

National Blues Museum

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

City Museum

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Wainwright State Office Building

St. Louis, Missouri

Wainwright State Office Building

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

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