St. Louis Road Trips and Roadside Attractions
America has always been infatuated with the automobile from Sunday family drives to college road trips. As Summer winds down and the kids get ready to go back to school, it is time for one last Summer road trip. Don't have the time? Then simply take a Sunday drive and visit some of the unique, offbeat and simply odd roadside attractions throughout America.
Need some ideas for your road trip? Roadside America bills itself as the "Online Guide to Off-Beat Tourist Attractions" and the website doesn't disappoint. The site offers lists of roadside attractions, interactive maps of roadside attractions, reviews of recent road trips, and even photographs and video.
Here is a list of roadside attractions in the St. Louis area:
- City Museum, 701 N. 15th, St. Louis, MO, (<1 mi. away)
- Wax Museum of St. Louis, 720 North Second St, St. Louis, MO, (<1 mi. away)
- Dental Health Theatre, 727 N. First St., St. Louis, MO, (<1 mi. away)
- Giant Soda Bottle, 1270 N. 6th St., St. Louis, MO, (<1 mi. away)
- Giant Cherokee Indian, 3399 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO, (~3 mi. away)
- Giant Dinosaur, 5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO, (~4 mi. away)
- Giant Concrete Turtle Park, 6401 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO, (~5 mi. away)
- Christman Studio and Sculpture Park, 6014 Kingsbury Ave., St. Louis, MO, (~6 mi. away)
- Animatronic Ben Franklin, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, (~6 mi. away)
- Cheshire Lodge - Theme Rooms, 6300 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO, (~6 mi. away)
- Another Robert Wadlow Giant Shoe, 2721 Madison Ave., Granite City, IL, (~7 mi. away)
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 442 S. De Mazenod Drive, Belleville, IL, (~8 mi. away)
- Big Shoe Made of Shoes, 8300 Maryland Avenue, Clayton, MO, (~8 mi. away)
- Big Wrench, 8740 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO, (~9 mi. away)
- Giant Farmer Fred and Clyde, ,8400 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO, (~9 mi. away)
- The Old Chain of Rocks Route 66 Bridge, Riverview Drive, St. Louis, MO, (~10 mi. away)
- World's Largest Catsup Bottle, 800 South Morrison Avenue, Collinsville, IL, (~12 mi. away)
- Big Eyeball, 12580 Rott Rd, St. Louis, MO, (~13 mi. away)
- Sinclair Dinosaur, 4317 Butler Hill Rd, St. Louis, MO, (~13 mi. away)
- Museum of the Dog, 1721 S. Mason Rd., St. Louis, MO, (~16 mi. away)
- First Due Fire Museum, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd, Hazelwood, MO, (~16 mi. away)
- Psychedelic Mall, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd, Hazelwood, MO, (~16 mi. away)
- Silo X - Halloween Horror, 1400 S. Old Highway 141, Fenton, MO, (~16 mi. away)
- Giant Pink Elephant, 2599 S Old Highway 141, Fenton, MO, (~17 mi. away)
- Legend of the Piasa Bird, Rt. 100, Alton, IL, (~19 mi. away)
- Robert Wadlow, World's Tallest Man, 1513 Washington Ave., Alton, IL, (~19 mi. away)
- Nuclear Waste Adventure Trail and Museum, 7295 S Old Highway 94, Weldon Spring, MO, (~29 mi. away)
- Black Madonna Shrine and Grottoes, 100 Saint Josephs Hill Rd, Pacific, MO, (~30 mi. away)
- Daniel Boone's Grave, Daniel Boone Home, 1868 Hwy F, Defiance, MO, (~33 mi. away)
- Beach Guy and Pink Elephant, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr., Livingston, IL, (~33 mi. away)
- Henry's Ra66it Ranch, 1107 Historic Old Route 66, Staunton, IL, (~34 mi. away)
- Corn Cob Pipe Museum, 400 W. Front St., Washington, MO, (~44 mi. away)
- Sinclair Dinosaur, 2465 N. Service Rd W., St. Clair, MO, (~46 mi. away)
- Hot and Cold Water Towers, St. Clair Industrial Park Rd., St. Clair, MO, (~47 mi. away)
- Tiny Church - The Traveler's Chapel, Nashville, IL, (~48 mi. away)
- Stag Beer Grain Silo, CR 1090N, Eldred, IL, (~48 mi. away)
- Space Museum, 116 East School Rd, Bonne Terre, MO, (~52 mi. away)
- Popeye Statue, Chester, IL, (~54 mi. away)
- Jesse James Museum, Stanton, MO, (~55 mi. away)
- Meramec Caverns, Stanton, MO, (~55 mi. away) More...
- Cave Winery - Stone Age Sipping, 21124 Cave Rd, St. Genevieve, MO, (~56 mi. away)
- Giant Animal cluster, 4567 Flat River Rd, Farmington, MO, (~58 mi. away)
- Huge Chair, 10060 State Highway M, Caledonia, MO, (~65 mi. away)
- Monument to Kay the Elephant, N 1250E Rd, Taylorville, IL, (~78 mi. away)
- Abe Lincoln and Pig Statue, 101 S. Main St., Taylorville, IL, (~80 mi. away)
- Grave of King Tut the Dog, 900 S Normal Ave, Carbondale, IL, (~82 mi. away)
Many of these site are reminiscent in the history and lore of the Old Route 66 that runs through St. Louis. I hope all my readers get out to see a few site betore the end of the Summer.
Interested in unique, walkable neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis? Contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381 or visit our website at www.PREASignatureRealty.com.
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