Places starryeyes42 Wants to Go

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

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.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

This tiny, triangular block has held the world record since 1964.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.