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This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

The longest of the four remaining covered bridges in Missouri.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

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

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

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

A real haunted house with an extensive history going back to 1893.

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.

A flat slab of stone perched hundreds of feet above the Gasconade River in the northern Ozark mountains.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

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

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

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