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Marianna, Arkansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
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Godfrey, Illinois

Godfrey Mister Donut

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.
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West Alton, Missouri

Jones Confluence Point State Park

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
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Granite City, Illinois

Luna Café

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
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Alton, Illinois

Piasa Bird

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
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Collinsville, Illinois

Cahokia Mounds

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
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Fairmont City, Illinois

Illinois Woodhenge

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
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Perryville, Missouri

Hadler Shoe Tree

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.
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Holly Grove, Arkansas

Louisiana Purchase State Park

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.
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St. Louis, Missouri

Fort Belle Fontaine

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center

Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.
Added by ianlefk
Elsah, Illinois

The Mistake House

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
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Norman, Oklahoma

The Moore-Lindsay Historical House Museum

A historical house furnished with authentic pieces from the Victorian period.
Added by savannahatthemuseum
Chester, Illinois

Popeye Character Trail

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.
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Chester, Illinois

Popeye Museum and Spinach Can Collectibles

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.
Added by traceywilson
East St. Louis, Illinois

Armour Meatpacking Plant

permanently closed
An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.
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Elm Creek, Kansas

Alcove Springs

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
St. Louis, Missouri

Cementland

permanently closed
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Dyess, Arkansas

Historic Dyess Colony: Boyhood Home of Johnny Cash

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.
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St. Louis, Missouri

Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing

This unassuming riverbank is Missouri’s first designated site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
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East St. Louis, Illinois

Gateway Geyser

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
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St. Louis, Missouri

Pruitt-Igoe's Remains

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
St. Louis, Missouri

Bulrush

permanently closed
This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.
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St. Louis, Missouri

Moto Museum

Explore the history and craftsmanship of a century of motorcycles at this St. Louis showroom.
Added by traceywilson