Meramec Caverns

1135 State Hwy. 4, Stanton, MO
Phone: 573-468-2283 Website: https://www.americascave.com/

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You know all those MERAMEC CAVERNS signs you've seen along Route 66, well you made it, this is the place! Lester Dill opened Meramec Caverns in 1933 and it soon became a tourist trap, offering tours of his cave. He also had a restaurant and souvenir shop inside the cave and a motel outside.

To advertise, he offered to paint barns for farmers, free, if he could advertise Meramec Caverns.

There are a whole boatload of options for recreation on the river including kayak and canoe rentals, floating and a riverboat ride.

Photo(s): 2016