Meramec Caverns

Missouri

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The family-mobbed Meramec Caverns is as interesting for the Civil War history and hokey charm as for the stalactites. There's a seasonal motel (rooms $65, April to October) and a riverside campground (from $19 per site).

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1. Jesse James Wax Museum

2 MILES

Small in size but big in conspiracy theories, the Jesse James Wax Museum posits that James faked his death and lived until 1951.

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