EXPLORE UNIQUE MUSEUMS ITINERARY

John B. Mahaffey Museum Complex:  State-of-the-art complex features three indoor and two open-air museums highlighting Military history.  The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum houses a collection of over 6,500 artifacts, United States Army Engineer Museum represents the different roles engineers maintain, and the United States Army Military Police Corps Museum, chronicles the evolution of the military police functions.  The WWII Company Area is a collection of restored temporary mobilization buildings built 1939-1945.  As you walk through the barracks, mess hall, supply office, displays depict the experience of our service members.  A segment also educates on the segregation within our Armed Forces in early years and the impact of the German POW’s held at the installation during WWII.  The Military Vehicle Complex features impressive historic Engineer, chemical and Military Police vehicles dating from World War II to the Global War on Terror. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. (Closed major holidays).   Free Admission.  495 S Dakota Avenue, Fort Leonard Wood MO.

Joint Services Park:  This park was established in honor of all branches of the military that train on Fort Leonard Wood. Take some time to visit the military equipment and read about the Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Army. North Dakota and Constitution, Fort Leonard Wood MO.

Memorial Grove:  The Memorial and Walkway provides areas for the Chemical Corp, Engineers and  Military Police to commemorate and recognize units and fallen Soldiers. Nebraska and Pine, Fort Leonard Wood MO.

Old Stagecoach Stop Museum:  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places this museum features 10 rooms restored to various periods in the building’s history (1854-current).  The original log cabin was added to and later served as a stagecoach stop, inn, Civil War Hospital and apartments A tour with a guide in period costume takes about 45 minutes. Open Saturdays 10AM-4PM April-September.  Free Admission.  105 North Lynn St., Waynesville MO.

Frisco Railroad Museum:  The depot was the last in Pulaski County and served as the mail pick-up and drop-off point for the rest of the county. Now a museum, the original structure is home not only to county antiques, photographs and old train logs.  Free Admission.  Open 10AM-2PM the 3rd Saturday April-October and during special events.  10th Street, Crocker MO.

St. Robert Memorial & Freedom Rock: Display of rock murals representing various battalions and companies within the United States Military. Featuring the Saint Robert Freedom Rock of the “Freedom Rock 50 State Tour”. Located on Saint Robert Blvd. in Saint Robert, MO.

Uranus Sideshow Museum: For those looking for the weird, yet educational, or maybe just a piece of American History, a stop in the Uranus Sideshow Museum is a must. You can see a sword swallower, but the best part of the museum is all the historical pieces from sideshows and circuses. The Uranus Sideshow Museum boasts a huge collection of animal oddities such as two-headed animals, including a live two-headed turtle. There are other live animals in the museum including Arthur, our beautiful Macaw, who occasionally delights visitors by talking to them. The museum also features the strange and unusual like Unicorn skulls, Fiji Mermaids, a Chupacabra, and artifacts from famous sideshow performers, as well as a magic shop. Open 7 days a week 8AM-6PM.  14400 Highway Z, St. Robert MO.