Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Missouri

While in Missouri, you might enjoy a visit to:

Sculptures by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Art or eyesores? Whatever; they're giant and they're scattered across an art museum's lawn.
~20 miles from Grain Valley.

A curious underground museum, safe from any Zeppelin attack. Opened in late 2006, a bit late for most WWI vets. Has a replica trench and a 100-foot-long recreation of "No Man's Land."
~21 miles from Grain Valley.

Bronze statue honors David Rice Atchison, who had a 24-hour term as Commander-in-Chief in 1849.
~41 miles from Grain Valley.

A funeral home exhibits a small collection of antique funerary items, such as the wicker basket used to move dead Jesse James.
~62 miles from Grain Valley.

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