Through library resources, learn the steps to plan your next vacation to oddities and roadside attractions across Missouri. A trip that won't take you too far from home, but will highlight what Missouri has to offer.
Along with everything else in this guide, Missouri has many places and things that defy categorization. Check out some of the odd places and roadside attractions you won't find anywhere else!
Named the World's Largest Ball of String in 1974, it was created by Finley Stevens in the 1950s. This attraction currently resides at the Weston Brewing Company.
This squat Stonehenge was built at the former University of Missouri at Rolla Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center to showcase the stone carving capabilities of its High-Pressure Water Jet Lab.
The site of Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden commemorates Missouri's only known psychic dog. The Memorial Garden is off the northwest corner of the Square, is the place once occupied by the Ruff Hotel, where Jim lived with his owner and the hotel's manager Sam VanArsdale.
