Chamber Book 2023 Final

While in Waynesville enjoy
Roubidoux Park and Laughlin Park.
Both parks provide access to the
Roubidoux River and are connected
by a paved walking trail. Roubidoux
Park is home to Old Settlers Days, the
annual 2-day Cave State Cruisers Car
Show, the 3-day Route 66 Fogs & Frogs
Festival, and numerous community
festivals and events. The park also
features occasional concerts under the
bandshell and pavilions for picnicking
and gatherings and the Fitness Court
offering 7 functional training zones.
A major focal point is the Little
Heroes Playground, an all-accessible
play area. Laughlin Park includes the
world-famous Roubidoux Spring and
the Trail of Tears National Historic
Trail Cherokee Campsite. Seven
interpretative signs have been installed
between the spring and the former
ford (river crossing) just north of the
bridge. History enthusiasts will also
want to explore the 1903 Courthouse
Museum and the Old Stagecoach Stopboth
are listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. Pulaski County
Tourism Bureau offers a free downtown
Waynesville Walking Tour brochure. It
can be found at many of the one-of-akind
eateries, gift boutiques, or antique
stores on the Square or at the Pulaski
County Visitors Center. Take you photo
at the 8-foot Waynesville Route 66
Shield or in front of murals throughout
the city. Catch a show at Theater on the
Square playhouse or enjoy the newest
Hollywood blockbuster on the Grand
Screen at the state-of-the-art movie
theater in West Waynesville.
St. Robert Visitor Center
Visitors to Fort Leonard Wood
shouldn’t miss Mahaffey Museum
Complex. This is the only place in
the country where you can tour three
United States Army branch museumsthe
Military Police Museum, the
Chemical Corps Museum, and the
Engineer Museum, in a single location.
A historic driving tour map can be
obtained at the Front Gate Visitors
Center. Stone Mill Spring, and Piney
Valley Golf Course should also be
included on your itinerary!
Historic Route 66 ties the
communities of Saint Robert and
Waynesville together. Much more
than a road, Route 66 is also a worldfamous
destination. Thirty-three
miles of the fabled Mother Road cross
Pulaski County from east to west and
many “roadies” recognize Pulaski
County’s stretch as one of the most
scenic on the eight-state route. Pulaski
County Tourism Bureau offers a free
turn-by-turn brochure that includes
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