Carthage, Missouri: Precious Moments Park and Chapel
Sprawling, multi-million-dollar complex attracts collectors of the big-eyed angel statuettes, but all fanatics are welcome to a one-of-a-kind recreation of the Sistine Chapel painted with Precious Moments characters.
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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]
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 -- Butchers 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 Ive done, Im going to sign my signature on the front of 'Hallelujah Square.' Usually, when an artist signs his signature on his work, it means hes finished. So I think Ill finally be finished with my work."
[G. Godding, 07/02/2010]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]
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]Precious Moments Chapel, one of the Seven Wonders of Roadside America, has changed its name to the Precious Moments Inspirational Park. This season the park is host to "Pink Ribbons Crusade - A Date With Diana," which will open on May 17th, and be on display for 18 months....
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Precious Moments Park and Chapel
- Address:
- 4321 S. Chapel Rd, Carthage, MO
- Directions:
- I-44 exit 18. Drive north on US Hwy 71 for four miles. Exit west onto Fir Rd/Hwy HH, then south on Chapel Rd. Follow the signs.
- Hours:
- Daily 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 417-358-7599
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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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.