Worth the trip from Merriam Woods: Silver Dollar City, 10 mi off
Roughly 371K visitors a year make it to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. The town has no place on our list of its own; 11 are within 40 miles. There are 2 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a theme park to choose from. Buffalo National River is worth a day, 43 mi from the centre.
Silver Dollar City
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Furthest out is Blue Springs Heritage Center, at 40 mi.
Orange: Merriam Woods. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Nothing is inside Merriam Woods itself; these 13 are within 60 miles.
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4Buffalo National River
National river in northern Arkansas, USA.
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7Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
Wildlife museum in Springfield, Missouri.
9Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
National battlefield in Missouri, United States.
10Pea Ridge National Military Park
Historic site in Arkansas, United States; site of a Union victory in the Civil War (March 8, 1862).
11Blue Springs Heritage Center
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States.
13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Merriam Woods → · Merriam Woods’ history →
Photo credits
Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain · Pea Ridge National Military Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Springs Heritage Center: Mitchel23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Leatherwood City Park: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0
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