Times Beach was founded in 1925 on the flood plain of the Meramec River, southwest of the river, in a promotion by the now-defunct St. In 2001, the EPA removed Times Beach from its Superfund list. Route 66-the famous highway that stretched from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and passed by the community on its southern end-as well as the history of the Times Beach area. The site of Times Beach now houses a 419-acre (170 ha) state park commemorating U.S. In 1985, the State of Missouri officially disincorporated the city of Times Beach. Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to TCDD (a type of dioxin) contamination, formerly the largest civilian exposure to the compound in the history of the United States. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of St. The castle ruins at Ha Ha Tonka State Park, however, are some of the most beautiful spot and intriguing! Tucked in Camdenton, Ha Ha Tonka State Park spans 3,700 acres, brimming with an abundance of natural beauty and plenty of surprises that will take your breath away.Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Whittling down the list to identify the most beautiful place in Missouri is certainly not an easy task. We have no shortage of abandoned places in Missouri. What are some abandoned places in Missouri? Genevieve was settled about two miles south of its present location. This historic town is not lacking in charm, either it landed on O Magazine's top 60 charming yet little known small towns that deserve a visit - and we definitely agree! Established on the west bank of the Mississippi River, the village of St. Genevieve is the oldest settlement in the state of Missouri.

This ghost town road trip in Missouri is sure to spook and thrill.įounded in 1735, the city of St.

Louis or Springfield, stopping along the way at eight deader-than-dead abandoned spots. Want to explore a bunch all at once? (How brave of you!) Missouri offers tons of great road trip options, but none offer creepy thrills quite like a jaunt on I-44 to walk through ghost towns where time has utterly stopped. You might not think of the Midwest as being full of ghost towns - but trust us, they're there! In fact, Missouri is home to some 50 ghost towns these are places such as Melva, Jollification, and Phenix (and Arlington, of course!).

Map of ghost towns of missouri