Saint Louis, Missouri Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Saint Louis and the surrounding area. The generically-named City Museum, perversely, is the city's most quirky destination, but St. Louis also has its own wax museum and an impressive roster of strange public art. Just across the river is Alton, IL, which claims to be the most haunted town in America.
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The Piasa Bird
Alton, Illinois
Monster bird of legend merits a tourism roost along the Mississippi River.
Earl: Mechanic Muffler Man
Granite City, Illinois
He wears an auto mechanic's shirt, carries a rag, and holds an adjustable wrench like a scepter.
Rusty: Sledgehammer Muffler Man
Granite City, Illinois
Rusty wears a hard hat and carries a sledgehammer, ready to work overtime for America's factory Renaissance.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Pink Elephant Mall: Outdoor Retro
Livingston, Illinois
Eat your ice cream and gaze upon Roadside giants. A Futuro flying saucer house, Muffler Man, pink elephant, Uniroyal Gal waitress, and a big beach dude statue.
Laclede's Landing Wax Museum
St. Louis, Missouri
Presidents, biblical figures, celebrities, and a two-basement Chamber of Horrors.
National Museum of Transportation
St. Louis, Missouri
A confluence of trains, also select planes, a tugboat, and Bobby Darin's car of the future. Spread out over many acres.
Robert Wadlow, World's Tallest Man
Alton, Illinois
Life-size statue at the birthplace of the World's Tallest Man, Robert Wadlow, who stood nearly nine feet tall.
In and Around Saint Louis
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Missouri attractions.
- St. Louis: Laclede's Landing Wax Museum
- St. Louis: National Museum of Transportation
- St. Louis: Griot Museum of Black History
- St. Louis: City Museum
- St. Charles: The Soda Museum
- Pacific: Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos
- Collinsville: World's Largest Catsup Bottle
- Alton: The Piasa Bird
- St. Louis: Empty Suit
- St. Louis: Ten-Foot-Tall Pinocchio
- St. Louis: Hollow Head
- St. Louis: Announcer Jack Buck Monument [tips]
- St. Louis: Bull vs. Bear Death Match [tips]
- St. Louis: Lewis, Clark, and Seaman the Dog [tips]
- St. Louis: The Billiken
- St. Louis: Self-Made Man
- St. Louis: Flying Saucer Building [tips]
- St. Louis: Budweiser Brewery Tour [tips]
- St. Louis: Nijinski Hare: Kung Fu Rabbit
- St. Louis: The Red Tower
- St. Louis: Lemp Mansion: Haunted Tours [tips]
