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Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph, MO

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Remington Nature Center

A nature center on the Missouri River in St. Joseph that combines natural history with local history.

1502 MacArthur Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64505 · St. Joseph, MO

About Remington Nature Center

The center sits along the Missouri River and presents both the natural world and the history of the St. Joseph area to local and out-of-town visitors. Its featured exhibits include a barbed wire display, a black bear display, a Civil War exhibit, a trapper display, and a woolly mammoth display. The site also offers group tours, education programs, scavenger hunts, a children's program, memberships, a gift shop, and conference room rentals.

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