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Independence, Missouri

Leila's Hair Museum

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.

Josh

Independence, Missouri

Independence Temple

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Bird's Botanicals

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

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3 miles from Independence

Kansas City, Missouri

Kessler Park Reservoir

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

hana

5 miles from Independence

Kansas City, Missouri

SubTropolis

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

Dylan

5 miles from Independence

Kansas City, Missouri

Charlie Parker Memorial

This giant green head remembers one of America's jazz giants.

Added by KrispyMac

7 miles from Independence

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Workhouse

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

izg2

7 miles from Independence

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