What to see along the way and once you arrive......
Just north of
Farmington, is Crown Winery
Just east of Farmington is an amazing park called Pickle
Springs, and Also in the Farmington area, is Missouri
wine country with about six wineries and St. Joe State
Park.
Fredericktown
has the new Vance Vineyard and winery.
Eight miles south of Fredericktown is Green's Flea
Market, the best flea market around.
Many bus loads of tourist stop here for great
finds. There are also Fred's Antique and flee market
mall in the same area.
In the Arcadia
Area there are many antique shops and The Civil
War museum, as well as Bobby Powell's Jamboree. Heading
south on 21 towards Annapolis, is Taum Sauk Mountain and
Mini Sauk Falls, as well as the Mini Royal Gorge.
In Annapolis
you are only 5 minutes to the Black River with lots of
water-based activities for the whole family (ideal for
floating!), and 18 miles to Clearwater Lake, 18 miles to
Sam A. Baker Park, and miles11 to Taum Sauk and Mini
Sauk Falls (highest falls in the state). And all within
30 miles are Elephant Rocks State Park, Johnson
Shut-ins, Rocky Falls and Blue Springs.