diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1fc2d7a7..3748c34f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   * <https://github.com/georust/geojson/pull/182>
 * Overhauled front page documentation.
   * <https://github.com/georust/geojson/pull/183>
+* Parse `Geometry`/`Feature`/`FeatureCollection` directly from str rather than
+  via `GeoJson` when you know what you're expecting.
+  * <https://github.com/georust/geojson/pull/188>
 * `Feature` now derives `Default`
   * <https://github.com/georust/geojson/pull/190>
 
diff --git a/src/feature.rs b/src/feature.rs
index d0891cab..3062198f 100644
--- a/src/feature.rs
+++ b/src/feature.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::json::{json, Deserialize, Deserializer, JsonObject, JsonValue, Serialize, Serializer};
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ impl From<Value> for Feature {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for Feature {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::try_from(crate::GeoJson::from_str(s)?)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<&'a Feature> for JsonObject {
     fn from(feature: &'a Feature) -> JsonObject {
         let mut map = JsonObject::new();
@@ -211,8 +220,11 @@ impl Serialize for Id {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use crate::json::json;
     use crate::{feature, Error, Feature, GeoJson, Geometry, Value};
 
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
     fn feature_json_str() -> &'static str {
         "{\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[1.1,2.1],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{},\"type\":\
          \"Feature\"}"
@@ -460,4 +472,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(feature.contains_property("foo"), false);
         assert_eq!(feature.properties_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![]);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_ok() {
+        let feature_json = json!({
+            "type": "Feature",
+            "geometry": {
+                "type": "Point",
+                "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+            },
+            "properties": {
+                "name": "Dinagat Islands"
+            }
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+        let feature = Feature::from_str(&feature_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!("Dinagat Islands", feature.property("name").unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_with_unexpected_type() {
+        let geometry_json = json!({
+            "type": "Point",
+            "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+        let actual_failure = Feature::from_str(&geometry_json).unwrap_err();
+        match actual_failure {
+            Error::ExpectedType { actual, expected } => {
+                assert_eq!(actual, "Geometry");
+                assert_eq!(expected, "Feature");
+            }
+            e => panic!("unexpected error: {}", e),
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/feature_collection.rs b/src/feature_collection.rs
index 9435d885..fdad6036 100644
--- a/src/feature_collection.rs
+++ b/src/feature_collection.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::json::{json, Deserialize, Deserializer, JsonObject, JsonValue, Serialize, Serializer};
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ impl TryFrom<JsonValue> for FeatureCollection {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for FeatureCollection {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::try_from(crate::GeoJson::from_str(s)?)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serialize for FeatureCollection {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -222,7 +231,10 @@ impl FromIterator<Feature> for FeatureCollection {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::{Feature, FeatureCollection, Value};
+    use crate::json::json;
+    use crate::{Error, Feature, FeatureCollection, Value};
+
+    use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_fc_from_iterator() {
@@ -244,4 +256,52 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(fc.features.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(fc.bbox, Some(vec![-1., -1., -1., 11., 11., 11.]));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_ok() {
+        let fc_json = json!({ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [
+            {
+                "type": "Feature",
+                "geometry": {
+                    "type": "Point",
+                    "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+                },
+                "properties": {
+                    "name": "Dinagat Islands"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "Feature",
+                "geometry": {
+                    "type": "Point",
+                    "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+                },
+                "properties": {
+                    "name": "Dinagat Islands"
+                }
+            },
+        ]})
+        .to_string();
+
+        let feature_collection = FeatureCollection::from_str(&fc_json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(2, feature_collection.features.len());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_with_unexpected_type() {
+        let geometry_json = json!({
+            "type": "Point",
+            "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+        let actual_failure = FeatureCollection::from_str(&geometry_json).unwrap_err();
+        match actual_failure {
+            Error::ExpectedType { actual, expected } => {
+                assert_eq!(actual, "Geometry");
+                assert_eq!(expected, "FeatureCollection");
+            }
+            e => panic!("unexpected error: {}", e),
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/geometry.rs b/src/geometry.rs
index 3546ca1e..60c9c915 100644
--- a/src/geometry.rs
+++ b/src/geometry.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{convert::TryFrom, fmt};
 
 use crate::errors::Error;
@@ -300,6 +301,14 @@ impl TryFrom<JsonValue> for Geometry {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for Geometry {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::try_from(crate::GeoJson::from_str(s)?)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serialize for Geometry {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -333,9 +342,10 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::str::FromStr;
 
-    use crate::json::JsonObject;
-    use crate::{GeoJson, Geometry, Value};
+    use crate::json::{json, JsonObject};
+    use crate::{Error, GeoJson, Geometry, Value};
 
     fn encode(geometry: &Geometry) -> String {
         serde_json::to_string(&geometry).unwrap()
@@ -466,4 +476,40 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert_eq!(decoded_geometry, geometry_collection);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_ok() {
+        let geometry_json = json!({
+            "type": "Point",
+            "coordinates": [125.6f64, 10.1]
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+        let geometry = Geometry::from_str(&geometry_json).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(geometry.value, Value::Point(_)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_str_with_unexpected_type() {
+        let feature_json = json!({
+            "type": "Feature",
+            "geometry": {
+                "type": "Point",
+                "coordinates": [125.6, 10.1]
+            },
+            "properties": {
+                "name": "Dinagat Islands"
+            }
+        })
+        .to_string();
+
+        let actual_failure = Geometry::from_str(&feature_json).unwrap_err();
+        match actual_failure {
+            Error::ExpectedType { actual, expected } => {
+                assert_eq!(actual, "Feature");
+                assert_eq!(expected, "Geometry");
+            }
+            e => panic!("unexpected error: {}", e),
+        };
+    }
 }