Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments Inspirational Park

Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments Inspirational Park

A sprawling, multi-million-dollar complex attracts fanatical collectors of the big-eyed angel statuettes, but all fanatics are welcome. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments Chapel

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...

Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments Chapel

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...

Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments

When visiting the Precious Moments complex one might want to stay at the Best Western Precious Moments Hotel. The hotel carries out the Precious Moments theme and is convenient to the attraction -- plus the name gets the attention of the folks "back home." [Ralph Decker, 06/27/2005]

[RA: The Precious Moments Hotel was designed and decorated by Precious Moments creator Samuel J. Butcher. If you want complete immersion in the Precious Moments Universe, this is the place to sleep.]

Carthage, Missouri - Precious Moments Chapel

The fountain show is really something. We saw the afternoon show, which our shuttle bus driver (who essentially drove us over a large parking lot) described as "telling the story of salvation from Creation to the Resurrection." That it did, with lights, water and images projected on mist. And with the hand-clapping gospel stylings of a little person (Midget? Not sure the PC term) to start it all off.... [Brad and Ginger Young, 06/15/2005]