Route 66 State Park Visitors Center

What a fun place. Such great memorabilia of Route 66. They have a gift shop full of Route 66 items. I collect magnets, so of course I had to get one. There is no charge. Be sure to sign the visitor log.

Part of the iconic Route 66. We were unaware that this MO State Park even existed. At this time the park is in 2 parts, divided by the currently unrestored bridge across the Meramac river. The visitor center is off exit 266, while the main park is off 265 on highway 44. The park has about 424 acres, hiking, biking, and horse riding trails plus access to the river for boating activities. The visitor center is worth a visit for the gift shop plus a little exhibit of Route 66 area memorabilia. We were pleasantly surprised, and were glad we found this state park. At the time of our visit the leave were on the verge of changing colors.

Very nice and friendly guy manning the visitor centre. We have a great chat and understood a lot more about the Historical significance of the area. The exhibit area is absolutely free to visit. It was definitely worth the drive out from St Louis

We stopped off for a restroom break, sign on the interstate said visitor center. What we got was a wonderful experience. Clean restrooms, friendly staff. The museum was a nice touch, packed a lot of information and history. Gift shop was full and reasonable price. Highly recommend if you are in the area.

We visited back in June - didn't plan on stopping here but saw the signs from the highway and decided to make a stop. Glad we did! The building is beautiful, the museum is lovely and is full of useful Route 66 information and history. There's a Route 66 themed gift shop with plenty of interesting gifts to buy and the person we spoke to was very friendly and informative. He showed interest in us, gave us lots of leaflets to help us along our journey and gave us a pin to put in the map to show where we'd come from!

So much information . Absolutely beautiful. Very well put together. I love history. You must take the time to stop in. I will be coming back with my boys. We got our kicks on RT66

I love this place and come everytime I visit the areafrom Florida. My family lives nearby. I always buy gifts from the gift shop. Sitting now in front of the visitors center on cold day in December and a sign is posted "Closed for the Season". It would be nice if their Google business page listed the dates they are open.

This is place is an absolute hidden gem. If you like museums, history, or simply like exploring I implore you to visit this place. Contained is a free little museum containing history of Route 66 and some very interesting information on the history of the local area.
In addition there a gift shop containing all of the Route 66 memorabilia one could be interested in.

Great place to visit the story of the town that used to be their and the history is preserved. They also are try to restore the old Rt66 Bridge

Be sure to use exit 266! Nice preserved route 66 history and the story of Times Beach, which is now this park

The crew here is just awesome, I arrived 5 min late so I can't visit the museum.

But approx 1 hour later, as I was struggling with my phone for an hotel, a guy from the crew (I completely forgot to ask his name... All my apologies... But he'll recognize himself !) went to me and discussed a few minutes with me.

He eventually opens the museum for stamping my route 66 passport, how kind of him !

Thank you again for your time, and see you in 2026 😉

It's a small but informative museum and gift shop. The gentleman there was friendly and engaging

Awesome viewpoint of the Meramec river and a good place for a rest or picnic.

Nice old piece of Route 66 and historical museum. Also very polite staff

Great little spot to stop, rest and enjoy the scenery.

Happened to find this place by accident. Pulled off to try to find gas and ended up seeing signs for this. Very happy we did, we definitely enjoyed the little Museum. Some prices on souvenirs were little steep but others weren't too bad definitely glad we stopped.

Great stop along route 66. Hope they will be able to restore the bridge soon

Friendly gentleman behind the desk and very informative museum with a nice gift shop. Definitely worth a stop if you're travelling on Route 66 or if you live in the area and are interested in local history!

Cool to think that this is the last remaining building of what was once a town that intentionally put Doxin into the soil without realizing it.. RIP Times Beach, Missouri

The guy at the desk was great. We talked history. He told me about how his family would just get into their car and drive with no specific destination. Since cars didn't have AC they'd stop when they got too hot and stay at a motel along route 66 to swim. He helped me map out some fun places to stop with my kids. Made a great road trip for us.