Visitors of every age and interest have more museum options than ever before. Museums offer guided and self-guided tours, gift shops, snack bars and group admission prices. Here’s what you can expect to find:
American Presidential Museum – Clothing, documents and photographs from George Washington to George W. Bush
Antique Toy Museum – The toys we had, the toys we wish we’d had
Bonniebrook Historical Society Museum - Rose O’Neil’s famous Ozarks home houses Kewpie dolls, illustrations and clothing
Hollywood Wax Museum - 170 life-like celebrity figures, open 365 days a year
Ralph Foster Museum at College of the Ozarks – The Smithsonian of the Ozarks contains artifacts tracing the history of the region and a large gun collection
Tractor Museum at College of the Ozarks – Tractor parts and collector’s items
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum – Interactive exhibits, odd artifacts, open year round
Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theater – Mounted figures of Trigger and Buttermilk, family photographs, clothing and other personal items chronicle the life of the famous duo inside a charmingly themed museum. Hear son, Dusty Rogers, sing many of Roy’s famous songs in a tribute show at the Happy Trails Theater.
Veterans Memorial Museum – More than 2,000 exhibits including the world's largest war memorial bronze sculpture featuring 50 life-size statues storming a beach. The names of the men and women killed in action in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and recent conflicts of the 20th Century are displayed on the museum walls