Places Twizz Wants to Go

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

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

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

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

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

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

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.

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

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

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

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

Away from the crowds of fishing enthusiasts, take a hike deep into the woods and journey into an eerie darkness.

An average of 33 million gallons of water pour out of the collapsed cave at the heart of this spherical spring.

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

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

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

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Around 50 million gallons of water flow from this spring every day.