Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Missouri

While in Missouri, you might enjoy a visit to:

35 feet tall, a giant ground-implanted utensil skewers perceptions of normal reality, dude, in front of the "Idea Center."
~5 miles from Springfield.

Part museum, part "experience," a doomed ocean liner-building has beached in Branson and is taking on passengers. Can you stand on the sloping deck simulator? How long can you keep your finger in sub-freezing salt water?
~40 miles from Springfield.

43-ft. tall fiberglass rooster at the Great American Steak and Chicken House wears a star-spangled vest and bow tie, and an American flag lapel pin. He's bigger than a rival rooster in France.
~40 miles from Springfield.

Part of pricey theme park Silver Dollar City, the cave has the third largest entrance room in North America. In 1994, five hot air balloons floated in the Cathedral Room simultaneously.
~38 miles from Springfield.

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