Places zkinkade1 Wants to Go

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

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

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.