Carthage, Missouri -
Precious Moments Inspirational Park
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
A sprawling, multi-million-dollar complex attracts collectors of the big-eyed angel statuettes, but all fanatics are welcome. Has a recreation of the Sistine Chapel painted with Precious Moments characters.
- Address:
- 4321 S. Chapel Rd., Carthage, MO
- Directions:
- Big billboards on I-44. South of Carthage on US Hwy 71, right on Hwy HH, then left on Chapel Rd.
- Hours:
- Daily Mar-Dec 9 am - 4 pm. Jan-Feb daily 10 am - 4 pm. Closed some holidays. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 417-358-7599
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Precious Moments Inspirational ParkA sprawling, multi-million-dollar complex attracts collectors of the big-eyed angel statuettes, but all fanatics are welcome. Has a recreation of the Sistine Chapel painted with Precious Moments characters. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
A stop on our Symphony of Speed Hypertour. It's a life-sized homage to the Sistine Chapel - The Precious Moments Chapel - decorated with cartoon murals and frescoes interpreting the Bible using Precious Moments characters. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
A stop on Roadside America's 7-day Los Angeles to New York Hypertour. A Sistine Chapel-inspired building, with Bible stories illustrated using big-eyed cartoon dead children angels/Precious Moments characters. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Precious Moments Inspirational Park The people we met at Precious Moments are all really nice. The drive is a little off the main road, but it was beautiful. Well worth the time. [Michelle Cornelissens, 07/08/2011]
Precious Moments Chapel The grandest Precious Moments Chapel mural of them all, “Hallelujah Square” has recently been updated for possibly the last time. Butcher's final addition is the likeness of his mother, Evelyn, complete with her black, flowing hair and holding a turtle, with a white bird hovering nearby.
The mural — Butcher’s favorite — depicts a child being welcomed to heaven, with a ministering Jesus in the distance.
Butcher was quoted last year in an article by Kevin McClintock for Gatehouse News Service: "I think this year, after doing the work that I’ve done, I’m going to sign my signature on the front of 'Hallelujah Square.' Usually, when an artist signs his signature on his work, it means he’s finished. So I think I’ll finally be finished with my work." [G. Godding, 07/02/2010]
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