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Roadside Attractions - Missouri
Here are links to some notable roadside attractions (past and present) found along Route 40.
 World'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......" |
World'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 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......" |
World'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 Museum (Saint Louis, MO)
"Home of the World's Largest Underwear and World's Largest Pencil......." |
 Katy 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 Dog (West Saint Louis, MO)
"A museum dedicated to pedigree dogs. Woof!......" |
Katy 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......" |
 Noah's Ark (site) (Saint Charles, MO)
"Built by David Flavan in 1967. Razed in August 2007......." |
 Elvis 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......" |
 Nostalgiaville (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......" |
 Ozarkland (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, ......" |
Pete'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 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......" |
 Pete'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 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 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 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 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......" |
 Heart 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 ......" |
World'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......" |
World'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 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......" |
World's Largest Bookshelf (Kansas City, MO)
"A parking lot for the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch.
Parking Lot by davidking, on Flickr......." |
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Last updated: 2009-09-08 04:28:09 |
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