Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
City · Heritage · Nature · Zoo
Good accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Springfield
Museums, caves and access to the Ozarks plateaux.
Springfield's discovery revolves around Wonders of Wildlife Museum, Fantastic Caverns and Wilson's Creek Battlefield. The stay thus alternates between urban life, heritage, natural spaces and wildlife observation, giving a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: variable influx depending on the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Wonders of Wildlife Museum
- Fantastic Caverns
- Wilson's Creek Battlefield
Before you choose
- Variable frequency depending on season
- Parking to anticipate in the center
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Culture and heritage
Wonders of Wildlife Museum
Wonders of Wildlife Museum combines aquarium, naturalist dioramas and conservation stories in a very scenographic set next to Springfield's Bass Pro Shops. Sharks, freshwater fish, reconstituted marshes and galleries on North American wildlife make a long visit, thought for families and animal enthusiasts.
Nature and panorama
Fantastic Caverns
Fantastic Caverns The route follows the old passage of an underground river between columns, concretions and illuminated walls, with a constant freshness of appreciable during the warm days of the day. Springfield.
Place indismissible
Wilson's Creek Battlefield
Wilsons Creek Battlefield preserves a major battlefield of the Civil War west of Mississippi. The visiting road and trails cross meadows, woods, ridges and historic buildings, helping to reposition the fighting in the landscape rather than in a simple military chronology.
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