The area has several attractions to visit while you are enjoying your stay with us.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
| IRON COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM
W. Wayne St., Arcadia MO
573-546-3513
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ALLEY MILL
Route 3 box 19, Eminence MO
573-323-4236
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Museum houses, many unique
artifacts, records and photographs of Arcadia Valley
history including union battle flags from the Battle
of Pilot Knob.
Season: May-Oct. Sat. and Sun. 1-4 p.m.
Price: Donations.
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Historic 1894 roller mill
and one-room schoolhouse that were the focus of the
Alley Spring community.
Season: Daily Memorial Day - Labor Day.
Price: Free.
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| GLORY DAYS EMPORIUM AND MUSEUM
120 S. Main St., Ironton MO
573-546-5454
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IRON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
250 S Main St., Ironton MO
573-546-7117
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Antiques and collectibles on display.
Authentic motion picture memorabilia. In the former commercial hotel.
Hours Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Season: Year-round.
Price: Free.
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Historic courthouse built
in 1858. On National Register of Historic Places.
The courthouse is associated with the Civil War history
and still has a cannonball mark lodged in the front side.
Season: Year-round.
Price: Free.
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| ULYSSES S. GRANT MONUMENT
350 S Main St., Ironton MO
573-546-7117
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BOLLINGER COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
207 Mayfield Dr., Marble Hill MO
573-238-1174
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Surviving members of Ulysses S.
Grant's old 21st Illinois Regiment dedicated this monument
to their leader.
Season: Year-round.
Price: Free.
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Home of the "Missouri Dinosaur"
Features dinosaur fossil exhibits, regional history
showcases, timeline and Native American artifacts. Senic
location overlooks rural countryside.
Season: Year-round.
Price: Donations.
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| MISSOURI MINES STATE HISTORIC SITE
At N. Edge of St. Joe State Park, Park Hills MO
573-2431-6226
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FORT DAVIDSON STATE HISTORIC SITE
On Highway V, off Highway 21, Pilot Knob MO
573-546-3454
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Milling complex, used by St.
Joe Minerals Corp. in days when missouri's "Lead Belt"
produced nearly 80% of the nation's mined lead, is being
restored at site.
Season: Year-round.
Price: $2.50 Adults $1.50 Ages 6-12, under 6 free.
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Scene of Civil War Battle
of Pilot Knob in 1864. Confederate troops attacked
fort and over 1000 men were killed or wounded in fierce
fighting, ended in defeat for Confederates. Vistor
center and picnicking.
Season: Year-round.
Price: Free.
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| MO-ARK REGIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM
303 Moran St., Popular Bluff MO
573-785-4539
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Designated a National Historical
Site, Old Frisco Depot built in 1928 houses many pictures,
trainbell, tools, trains layout, ticket window, lanterns,
train shop, H-O items, Morse code tickets and many other items..
Season: Year-round Sat. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. Closed Holidays
Price: Free.
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PARKS & OUTDOOR AREAS
| ROUND SPRING CAVERN
Route 1, Box 132, Eminence MO
573-858-3297
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TAUM SAUK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
Highway CC, Arcadia MO
573-546-2450 |
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Lantern tours of this beautiful
cavern at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Tours are limited to 15
people. First come , first served, No reservations.
Season: Memorial Day - Labor Day
Price: $5 Adults, $2 children 12 and under
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Park offers the highest point in Missouri,
tallest waterfall, deepest valley, largest collection of volcanic
rock glades, and 7448 acres of solitude.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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| BLUE SPRING
14 Miles E. of Eminence on State Route 106, Eminence MO
573-323-4236
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PICKLE SPRINGS NATURAL AREA
East of Farmington on Dorlac Rd. off Highway AA, Farmington MO
573-290-5730
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Called "Spring of the Summer Sky" by Native Americans. One of Missouri's
prettiest and deepest springs. Quarter-mile walk from parking.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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A two-mile trail meanders past waterfalls,
rock shelters, bluffs and canyons. Enchanting natural area dense with
rare plants.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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| AMIDON MEMORIAL CONSERVATION AREA
Off County Rd. 208, E. of Fredericktown, Fredericktown MO
573-290-5730
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MILLSTREAM GARDENS CONSEVATION AREA
8 miles W. of Fredericktown Highway 72, Fredericktown MO
573-290-5730
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A one-mile trail leads to dramatic pink granite
shut-ins on the Castor River. Forest and glades also support a rich mix of
wildlife such as bobcat, mink and turkey.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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St. Francois River flows through shut-ins to create the only white water
in Missouri. Used by kayakers in spring. One mile hiking trail along river
provides views of rocky landscape and woodland life.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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| HUGHES MOUNTAIN NATYRAL AREA
On Cedar Creek Rd. off Highway M, S. of Potosi, Potosi MO
636-441-4554
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A 1.5 mile trail winds through this unusual igneous rock landscape,
which is home to collared lizards, prickly pear cactus and coreopsis.
Season: Year-round
Price: Free
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