Places tobifrog1 Wants to Go

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

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

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

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

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.