Mississippi river

In the event that something catastrophic happens like a nuclear war, there is a nuclear bunker located right here in Indiana.

You might be surprised to learn of the number of landslides or mudslides that plague relatively flat western Kentucky.

I've never slept in a dollhouse. Let's get that out of the way from the get-go. However, I have found a place in Clarksville, Missouri you can stay at that looks like a dollhouse overlooking the mighty Mississippi River.

Do you daydream about waking up and stepping outside with the Mississippi River flowing by your home? If so, you need to see a just-listed home in New London, Missouri.

No one's exactly sure where it came from, but the ongoing drought has revealed a more than 100-year-old shipwreck that was hidden in the Mississippi River.

It's one thing for a legend to claim a treasure is buried somewhere. However, I've found one place in Illinois where legend says 2 different treasures reside and they're both near the banks of the Mississippi River.

There's nothing quite like falling asleep when you have the Mississippi River nearby. If that's also on your list of "things you'd like to experience on a getaway", I found a place in Hamilton, Illinois that offers that and also an orchard view.

There is an island in the Mississippi River that has unofficially become home to a number of tiny homes that have claimed it as their own.

It was such a glorious vessel on the river. The steamboat Sultana carried over 2,300 people up the Mississippi River. However, it would be forever remembered as the boat that would claim over 1,100 lives in 1865.

Rope swings are underrated. There. I said it. If you don't believe me, you should see this Quincy mansion I found which has one that overlooks the mighty Mississippi River.