Worth the trip from Pleasant Hill: Mark Twain Cave, 30 mi off
The town has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 40 miles. Among them are a cave, a museum and a national historic site. Go 52 mi out for Piasa.
Piasa
Legendary Native American creature.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the northwest.
Orange: Pleasant Hill. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
The list runs to 10 places, all within 60 miles.
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4Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Outdoor concert venue in Maryland Heights bei St. Louis, Missouri.
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6New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
7Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
Aviation museum in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
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9St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Holocaust museum in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Pleasant Hill → · Pleasant Hill’s history →
Photo credits
Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden: Matthew Black from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain
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