Missouri

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  Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden

  Marshall, Missouri

  Memorial park to Jim the Wonder Dog, a magical (but real) pooch who could understand English and predict the future.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

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  Titanic Museum

  Branson, Missouri

  The doomed ocean liner is taking on passengers on the main strip in Branson.

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  Precious Moments Park and Chapel

  Carthage, Missouri

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

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  Glore Psychiatric Museum

  St. Joseph, Missouri

  A giant "human hamster" treadmill is only one of many intriguing displays in a museum that shows how hard it is to make people sane.

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  City Museum

  St. Louis, Missouri

  Insanely fun former warehouse, a 10-story 5-star wonder.

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  Bonne Terre Mine: Billion Gallon Lake

  Bonne Terre, Missouri

  Lead mine closed in 1962 and reopened as a tourist attraction. Features the World's Largest Subterranean Lake.

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  Giant Animal Cluster

  Bonne Terre, Missouri

  It's not often you get the chance to pose with a polka-dot elephant and eyeglasses-wearing pink elephant in the same parking lot. Showroom contains more animals and memorabilia.

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  World's Largest Ball of Twine

  Branson, Missouri

  At Ripley's, certified by Guiness, surrounded by other oddities. But the largest?

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  Military Museums of Fort Leonard Wood

  Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

  Three free, eclectic museums under one roof: Chemical Corps, MPs, Engineers.

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  Haunted House on Hill Street Wax Museum

  Hannibal, Missouri

  Frightening haunted house and even more frightening wax dummies of Mark Twain, his family, and his fictional characters. Strangest attraction in Hannibal.

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  Fantastic Caverns: Ride-Thru Cave

  Springfield, Missouri

  See Nature's mostly unspoiled beauty by jeep in "America's Ride-Thru Cave."

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  Where Jesse James Was Killed

  St. Joseph, Missouri

  Wild West fans come from far and near to "see the bullet hole" which may or may not have been made by the bullet that took a shortcut through Jesse James' head.

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  Patee House Museum

  St. Joseph, Missouri

  Is that a giant ball of string next to a horse-drawn hearse? A display of local murder weapons (including an electric drill) and an exhibit on the World's Tallest Man? Strange things await here.

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  Wax Museum of St. Louis

  St. Louis, Missouri

  Presidents, biblical figures, celebrities, and a two-basement Chamber of Horrors.

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  Jesse James Wax Museum

  Stanton, Missouri

  Jesse James wasn't really shot to death in 1882 -- he died of old age in 1951. Be damned, DNA evidence... we want the truth!

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  Meramec Caverns

  Stanton, Missouri

  You don't even reach the mouth of this popular cave until you drive past the Meramec Caverns motel and RV park, and walk past the ice cream stand and huge gift shop.

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  Space Museum and Gus Grissom Center

  Bonne Terre, Missouri

  Earl Mullins evangelizes the wonders of space exploration through his museum collection.

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  World's Largest 20th Century Pecan

  Brunswick, Missouri

  12 feet long and six solid tons, it's a nutty claim to fame made of custom-painted concrete.

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  Ruins of Ha Ha Tonka

  Camdenton, Missouri

  Built by a Kansas City millionaire who died before it was completed. The castle was gutted by fire in 1942.

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  Big Bender

  Dittmer, Missouri

  A towing business displays a supersized junk art rendition of Futurama's sociopath robot, Bender. His head alone is a 55 gallon oil drum, to give you a sense of his scale.

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  The Hall of Waters

  Excelsior Springs, Missouri

  Elaborate Art Deco temple devoted to the curative power of mineral water. Site of the World's Longest Water Bar, high windows, futurist chandeliers, and polished terrazzo floors.

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  World's Largest Route 66 Rocking Chair

  Fanning, Missouri

  Over 42 feet tall. Held the world record 2008-2015, now promoted as the "World's Largest Rocking Chair on Route 66." Despite its demotion to number two, it's still really big.

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  Hannibal: Twain Town

  Hannibal, Missouri

  Samuel Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, grew up in Hannibal, and the town works hard to ensure that no visitor ever forgets it.

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  Buster Brown's Grave

  Hornersville, Missouri

  A big tombstone for the local little person who became famous as Buster Brown, spokesman for Buster Brown shoes.

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  Leila's Hair Museum

  Independence, Missouri

  At Leila's Hair Museum, former hairdresser Leila Cohoon displays her impressive collection of human hair art, as well as hair samples from Presidents Lincoln and (maybe) Truman.

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  Mural: Superman of Kansas City

  Kansas City, Missouri

  Michael Wheeler, senior citizen, dresses in a home-made super-suit and runs all over Kansas City.