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Chynna

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Places visited in Carthage, Missouri

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Places visited in Eureka, Missouri

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Places visited in Chesterfield, Missouri

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Places visited in Jefferson City, Missouri

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Places visited in Missouri

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Places visited in Springfield, Missouri

Frecs the Miner

permanently closed

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

redrenee1

Added by redrenee1

Carthage, Missouri

Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

jmsliker

Added by jmsliker

Carthage, Missouri

Boots Court Motel

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

Added by retroalli

Carthage, Missouri

Red Oak II

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Added by Moe Cheezmo

Plaza 1907 Cinema

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

backroadsphotog

Added by backroadsphotog

Prairie Village, Kansas

Lawrin Gravesite

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

Added by canyoneroman

Kansas City, Kansas

Sauer Castle

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

IrvingJackelman

Added by IrvingJackelman

Kansas City, Kansas

Huron Indian Cemetery

This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.

ACReynard

Added by ACReynard

Eureka, Missouri

Times Beach, Missouri

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

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Gallatin, Missouri

Adam-ondi-Ahman

A Mormon place of exile in Missouri.

Added by brookwl

Plattsburg, Missouri

Grave of David Rice Atchison

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Kearney, Missouri

Watkins Woolen Mill

One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.

jusTodd

Added by jusTodd

Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Hall of Waters

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

worldlywondersandcurios

Added by worldlywondersandcurios

Chesterfield, Missouri

The Awakening II

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

Added by penguinsarecool

Chesterfield, Missouri

Pecan Legacy Park

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

Sabrina Wagganer

Added by Sabrina Wagganer

St. Charles, Missouri

Weldon Spring Disposal Site

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

Added by jason schwartzman

Cedar Bluff Reservoir

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

Prairie Rambler

Added by Prairie Rambler

Monument Rocks

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Mount Sunflower

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

alyssriches

Added by alyssriches

Genoa, Colorado

The Wonder Tower

permanently closed

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

Added by Facebook1394926902

Stratton, Colorado

419.99 Mile Marker

permanently closed

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

ExploringTheObscure

Added by ExploringTheObscure

Buffalo Bill Monument

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Old Tobias Water Tower and Jail

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

jacksonhotaling

Added by jacksonhotaling