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Fantastic Caverns is a show cave located in Springfield, Missouri. Fantastic Caverns is the only cave in North America to offer a completely ride-through tour, which lasts 55 minutes and is held in a Jeep-drawn tram. [1] [2] The trams drive along the path left behind by an ancient underground river. [3]
The Riverbluff Cave is a paleontological site discovered in the United States, near Springfield, Missouri.The entrance is filled with stalactites, stalagmites and columns. . The cave is about 830,000 years old (making it the oldest known fossil cave site in the US [1]) and 610 m long, featuring Pleistocene fossils, notably of the short-faced bear (Artcodus simus) the largest bear species on ...
The crossing of the Missouri River at Arrow Rock, which was recorded in the 1700s, played an important role in early explorations, such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804, that led to the opening of the American West. A ferry was later established near Arrow Rock, at what became a starting point for traders on the Santa Fe Trail.
Beyond Berkshire Hathaway and Fortune 500 companies, Omaha’s Blackstone District, NoDo District and Old Market offer history and arts, as well as fun places to sleep, eat and drink.
Linoma Beach, now doing business under the name Linoma Lighthouse, is a privately owned recreation area developed around an artificial lake in Sarpy County in the eastern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. The site was opened in 1924; in 1939, a 100-foot (30 m) lighthouse was added to it.
Don’t get caught on a Friday with no plans, here are five things to do around Springfield this weekend. More: Downtown Springfield bar getting a face-lift. Here's what customers can expect to see
They do not change if they gain or lose in population, unless a vote is held by the people. A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri).
Landmark name Image Date established [5] Location County Description; 1: Homestead National Historical Park: March 19, 1936: Beatrice: Gage: The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.