Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Missouri

While in Missouri, you might enjoy a visit to:

This sprawling, multi-million-dollar complex attracts fanatical collectors of the adorable angel statuettes, but all fanatics are welcome.

The Madonna of the Trail is a pinkish, stony-faced pioneer Mom, in long skirt and bonnet, strutting westward with an infant in her arms.

Replica Stonehenges dot the American vacation landscape. This is the only one that claims to be useful as a clock.

Bronze statue honors the man who probably slept right through his term as Commander-in-Chief.

A large sculpture -- "Hands in Prayer, World in Peace."

You don't even reach the mouth of this popular cave until you drive past the Meramec Caverns motel and RV park, park a half-mile away, and claw your way through the ice cream stand, game arcade, and huge gift shop.

"Largest privately held collection of space memorabilia and artifacts in the state of Missouri."

A restaurant in a hilltop cave overlooking the Gasconade River.

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