Map to many Springfield and Greene County Attractions
(Click above
link for general map, or use Mapquest .)
Southwest
City-County
The attractions listed below all have some type of historical and/or educational
character:
Wilson Creek
National Battlefield: Historians have been known to argue that the battle
on August 10, 1861 in southwest Missouri was
the most important of all the Civil War battles west of the Mississippi
River. The United States Congress named this a 1,200-acre National
Park, a unit of the National Park Service. It is located west of
Battlefield, Missouri. Travel west on Republic Road, beyond FF to ZZ, left
onto ZZ and to the Battlefield. (417) 732-2662.
Nathanael Greene Park, The Master Gardener's Demonstration
Garden, Close Park & The Gray-Campbell Farmstead
The next grouping offers a more outdoors
approach to experiencing southwest Missouri
through the open air and a bit more active manner:
Nathaniel Greene
Park, The Master Gardener's
Demonstration Garden, Close Memorial Park, The
Gray-Campbell Farmstead, and The Japanese Stroll Garden:
This outdoor extravaganza provides over 200 varieties of plants, picnic areas,
grills, restroom facilities, a playground, lake, and lots of room to walk around
and experience nature. For more information call (417) 864-1049.
Ozark
Greenways Rural Bike Tours: Ozark Greenways offers a number of
different bike trails throughout the county. (417) 864-2014 or 2015.
Rivercut Golf
Course:
If history and
the outdoors aren’t your forte`, perhaps the following activity places will be
part of your experience in Springfield,
Missouri:
Campbell 16 Cine
Website and Photo . . . (800) 595-2463.
Chesterfield
Family Center: Located on the south side of town off Republic Road, Chesterfield
Family Center
offers something for everyone in the family. There are cardio workout
rooms with elliptical machines, treadmills, stationary bikes, and more.
Downstairs has a dual weight room and studio for different classes. The
kids can enjoy open gym playing basketball and volleyball or tackle the climbing
wall under the staff’s supervision. A pool with slide, lanes, and
resistance area, hot tub, indoor and outdoor walking tracks, outdoor playground,
and child care are just some of the other amenities offered.
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photos!
Horton Smith
Golf Course: This public 18-hole golf course (70 par) offers a driving
range, golf lessons, practice green, club rentals, dress code, packages, and
group rate opportunities. The course is open daily except Christmas Day. For
more information call (417) 891-1639.
The Springfield
Palace Movie Theatre
Website and Photo of the Outside . . . offers slightly outdated
movies at a
discounted rate. Make sure to call ahead for show times and locations.
(417) 875-6200.
The
Springfield-Greene County Library Center
Website & Outside Photo . . . :
This 82,000 square foot facility has computer labs, meeting rooms, a 185-seat
auditorium, outdoor story garden, state-of-the-art technology, gift shop, and
small café. The library is open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 am-9 pm
and Sunday, 1-5 pm. For more information call (417) 874-8110.
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