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Roadside Attractions

Roadside Attractions - Missouri

Here are links to some notable roadside attractions (past and present) found along Route 40.

IconDelta Dental Health Theatre (Saint Louis, MO)

IconWorld's Largest Set of Teeth (Saint Louis, MO)

IconGateway Arch (Saint Louis, MO)

IconWorld's Largest Vess Bottle (Saint Louis, MO)
"This giant bottle was built in 1953 by the W.E. Caldwell Tank Company. It measures 35 x 6 feet and had 600 feet of neon tubing. It originally stood......"

IconInternational Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (site) (Saint Louis, MO)
"Hey, I love bowling. Duckpins rule! That's what happens when you are raised in Baltimore. (It's rather interesting that Baltimore and Saint Louis shar......"

IconWorld's Largest Bowling Pins (closed) (Saint Louis, MO)
"Eight giant bowling pins were suspended inside the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame. The museum closed in 2008 and relocated to Arlingto......"

Civil Courts BuildingCivil Courts Building (Saint Louis, MO)
"Built in 1923. I think the architect for this building were drinking when they designed this oddity. The first eleven floors have an art deco-ish st......"

IconWorld's Largest Underwear (Saint Louis, MO)
"St Louis City Museum by tim7423, on Flickr......."

IconWorld's Largest Pencil (Saint Louis, MO)
"Some facts from the museum's web site: 1. The Pencil contains 4,000 lbs of Pennsylvania graphite. 2. It took 3 weeks, and over 7,000 man-hours to co......"

City MuseumCity Museum (Saint Louis, MO)
"Home of the World's Largest Underwear and World's Largest Pencil......."

Union StationUnion Station (Saint Louis, MO)

Fountain in Aloe PlazaAloe Plaza (Saint Louis, MO)

Katy TrailKaty Trail - St. Charles (Saint Charles, MO)
"At 225 miles, the Katy is America's longest rails-to-trails route. Set on the former railbed of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (hence the na......"

Museum of the DogMuseum of the Dog (West Saint Louis, MO)
"A museum dedicated to pedigree dogs. Woof!......"

Katy TrailKaty Trail - St. Charles (Saint Charles, MO)
"At 225 miles, the Katy is America's longest rails-to-trails route. Set on the former railbed of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (hence the na......"

IconNoah's Ark (site) (Saint Charles, MO)
"Built by David Flavan in 1967. Razed in August 2007......."

IconMuffler Man (Valley Park, MO)

IconMuffler Man (Foristell, MO)

ElvisElvis is Alive Museum (closed) (Wright City, MO)
"It's a conspiracy and it doesn't involve the Warren Commission - or maybe it does... Curator and Elvis fanatic and licensed minister Bill Beeny had se......"

NostalgiavilleNostalgiaville (Kingdom City, MO)
"A shop full of 1950's and 1960's kitsch. Elvis, doowop and diner memorabilia abound here (almost all mass produced, few originals). Tons of Route 66 c......"

IconNostalgiaville USA (Kingdom City, MO)

OzarklandOzarkland (Kingdom City, MO)
"One of six retail tourist traps. In the same vein as South of the Border. If you don't have enough souvenir shot glasses, thimbles or hillbilly crap, ......"

OzarklandOzarkland (Kingdom City, MO)

IconPete's Cafe (second location) (closed) (Rocheport, MO)
"Of all of the restaurants along Route 40, Pete's was a legend. Founded by Pete Christus, this venerable eatery (originally located at 314 Main Street......"

Katy TrailKaty Trail - New Franklin (New Franklin, MO)
"At 225 miles, the Katy is America's longest rails-to-trails route. Set on the former railbed of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (hence the na......"

Thespian HallThespian Hall (Boonville, MO)

Pete's CafePete's Cafe (original location) (closed) (Boonville, MO)
"Of all of the restaurants along Route 40, Pete's was legend. Founded by Pete Christus, this venerable eatery did well as a result of clever advertisi......"

Katy TrailKaty Trail - Boonville (Boonville, MO)
"At 225 miles, the Katy is America's longest rails-to-trails route. Set on the former railbed of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (hence the na......"

Katy TrailKaty Trail - Boonville (Boonville, MO)
"At 225 miles, the Katy is America's longest rails-to-trails route. Set on the former railbed of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (hence the na......"

Muffler ManMuffler Man (relocated) (Boonville, MO)
"This cowboy Muffler Man stood in front of an adult shop and later a gas station just west of Boonville on Old Route 40. He was visible on the westboun......"

Madonna of the TrailMadonna of the Trail - Missouri (Lexington, MO)
"Originally, the monument was located at the intersection of Main Street (former National Old Trails Road) and Jack's Ford Road. The monument currently......"

Sni-A-Bar FarmsSni-A-Bar Farms (site) (Grain Valley, MO)

Highway 40 Drive-InHighway 40 Drive-In Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
"The site of this drive-in is now a shopping mall......."

IconHarry S. Truman National Historic Site (Independence, MO)

IconHarry S. Truman Library and Museum (Independence, MO)

IconHarry S. Truman Home (Independence, MO)

IconHarry S. Truman Boyhood Home (Independence, MO)

IconI-70 Drive-In Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
"Four screens!......"

Heart Drive-InHeart Drive-In Theatre (site) (Kansas City, MO)
"Claimed to have the world's largest drive-in movie screen. The site is now the I-70 interchange with Route 40. A salvage yard also occupies part of ......"

IconWorld's Largest Shuttlecocks (Kansas City, MO)
"The Nelson-Atkins Museum has balls, er, birdies for this one. In a very daring move, they installed a number of monstrous badminton shuttlecocks on th......"

IconWorld's Largest Ball of Videotape (Kansas City, MO)
"Created by some video engineers with lots of time on their hands. They were inspired after taping a segment on the giant ball of twine in Cawker City......"

Three Dog BakeryThree Dog Bakery (Kansas City, MO)
"Not really a tourist attraction, but worth mentioning. This is probably the most famous canine bakery in the world. Yes, canine. Be sure to bring Rove......"

IconWorld's Largest Bookshelf (Kansas City, MO)
"A parking lot for the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch. Parking Lot by davidking, on Flickr......."

Dedication of the Liberty MemorialLiberty Memorial (Kansas City, MO)

Union StationUnion Station (Kansas City, MO)

IconWorld's Largest Cap Gun (Kansas City, MO)

Kansas City StockyardsKansas City Stockyards (site) (Kansas City, MO)


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Frank

Last updated: 2009-09-08 04:28:09

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