While traditional and notable landmarks are fun to check out, it’s always entertaining to find those special offbeat spots in a city. Luckily, if you’re in St. Louis, Missouri, there are many wacky spots you simply have to see. Load up your family and friends and spend the day exploring these offbeat places in St. Louis.
Laclede’s Landing Wax Museum
Take a stroll through Laclede’s Wax Museum to see more than 250 life-size figures of celebrities, monsters, world leaders, cartoon figures, and more. The museum was established in 1983 and covers 10,00 square feet. It is housed in an 1885 cast iron façade warehouse that is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Brace yourself as you walk through the Chamber of Horrors where the realistic wax movie icons, such as Pennywise and the Predator, are sure to give you the creeps. Stop to take selfies with legendary heroes, such as Batman and Superman, and famed celebrities, such as Madonna, The Rock, and Audrey Hepburn. If you love science fiction, you won’t want to miss a photo op with R2D2 or a Storm Trooper.
Laclede’s Landing Wax Museum is located at 720 N 2nd St. It is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis
Step inside the unassuming brick building and discover the miniature wonders that are housed inside the Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis. In addition to traditional miniature dollhouses, you’ll also find miniature ice cream parlors, mechanics’ garages, manors, general stores, pet shops, and treehouses. Each scene has been created with painstaking detail with everything from posters on the walls of mini bedrooms to calendars in ice cream parlors. Marvel at the larger street scenes with apartment buildings and shops, as well as smaller shopping center scenes.
If the miniature world calls to you, sign up for one of the workshops where you’ll learn to design, build, wire, and decorate your very own miniature mansion.
Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis is located at 4746 Gravois Ave. It is open Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Turtle Playground
Both kids and adults will thoroughly enjoy exploring and climbing on concrete reptiles at Turtle Playground. Created by Bob Cassilly in the 1990s, this unique playground ditches the traditional swings and slides and instead includes giant, concrete sculptures of local creatures, such as snapping and box turtles. Walk through the enormous snake archway, which serves as the park’s entrance, and make your way into the mouth of the giant snapping turtle as it appears to be emerging from the sand.
Parents can take a break on the seats that are actually sculptures of baby turtles hatching from eggs and watch the little ones have a blast. Restrooms and a traditional playground are also nearby.
Turtle Playground is located on Oakland Avenue across from I64/40 on Tamm Avenue. It is open daily.
For an interesting day of fun and entertainment, head to one of these offbeat places in St. Louis.
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