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No admission feeMissouri's oldest permanent European settlement, with French colonial homes you can still tour.

A nine-hole par-3 golf course with two bars, casual food and a Fallen Heroes Memorial on 40 rolling acres outside Bonne Terre, Missouri.
15401 Turley School Road · Bonne Terre, MO
Valor Bluffs is a nine-hole, 1,210-yard par-3 course on the former Pallo's Par 3 site near Bonne Terre, reopened in 2026 with a theme honoring first responders and military. Golfers play rolling hills with water on four holes and more than 20 sand traps, then eat and drink at the outdoor Bites & Bar or the on-course satellite bar called The Turn. A Fallen Heroes Memorial sits on the grounds, and weekends often bring live music, leagues and fundraising tournaments. Open daily, generally 8 am to 11 pm (noon opening on Mondays).
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Missouri's oldest permanent European settlement, with French colonial homes you can still tour.
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Working pewter studio and shop hand-casting heirloom pieces with colonial-era tools and techniques.
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