Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

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.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

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

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

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

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

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

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

A big museum full of little worlds.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.