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Rainy-Day PickFantastic Caverns
$25–$50Ride a Jeep-drawn tram through a show cave along the path of an ancient underground river, a fully ride-through tour.
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George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument is a sightseeing stop in Diamond, MO. Cost: free.
5646 Carver Rd · Diamond, MO
Why you should go…
This monument preserves the farm where George Washington Carver was born and spent his childhood. Established in 1943, it was the first National Park Service site dedicated to an African American. The visitor center has a museum with interactive history and science exhibits and a film. Outside, a one-mile loop trail through woods and prairie leads you to the birth site, the Boy Carver Statue, the 1881 Moses Carver house and the Carver cemetery.
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