One would probably not associate Missouri with fairy tales, but actually, there are some magical places where things seem a bit untouched, unaltered by time, and truly beautiful.  See if you can imagine these places in these stories.

1. A castle fit for a princess!
"Pythian Home of Missouri - Green County MO retouched" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD - File:PYTHIAN HOME OF MISSOURI, GREENE COUNTY, MO.jpg. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
The Pythian Home in Green County Missouri.
2. You can’t see them, but you can imagine tree fairies riding acorn caps down this waterfall.
Flickr/ Darin House
Dogwood Canyon in Branson.
3. This could be the Enchanted Forest.
Flickr/ David Nichols
Caney Mountain, Ozarks near Brixey.
4. There could definitely be an old witch living inside this abandoned log cabin in Washington County.
"Noad Boyer Cabin-La Vieille Mines" by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons -
The Noad Boyer log cabin in Washington County is preserved by the Old Mines Historical Society.
5. This could be Rapunzel’s tower.
Granger Meador
Water Tower in the trees at Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

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6. You can just imagine Snow White’s seven dwarves mining this cave.
Flickr/ Dave Thomas
Onondaga Cave State Park, Leasburg.
7. OK, so we know it’s the lake and not the ocean, but can’t you just imagine the Little Mermaid walking up onto the shore on her new legs?
Flickr/ Vincent Parsons
Lake Jacomo North Shore, Blue Springs.
8. This could be the home of Goldilocks and the three bears.
Flickr/ Jena Fuller
Abandoned home in Franklin County.
9. This could be the setting for Cinderella’s Ball.
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Hilton President Kansas City Hotel, Elegant Congress Ballroom.
10. Could this be The Swan Princess?
Flickr/ Paul Sableman
A swan in Creve Couer.
11. You can just imagine the Three Billy Goats Gruff confronting the troll in order to cross this bridge.
Flickr/ Annie Chartrand
Bridge near Irondale.

Did you take a trip in your imagination?  Which is your favorite photo?  Please share in the comments below.

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