sj
Staff member
Northwest Arkansas
Laura, Billy, and I Took a quick flight to Springfield, Mo yesterday to have lunch with an old friend from CT & TX who was in the area. After lunch, we stopped in the Bass Pro headquarters for about two hours - which is not anywhere near enough time! I don't have stock in this outfit, but if you are ever in the area it is truly a destination in itself - we did not even buy anything!
The level of detail in this place - from looking at the "underwater" ceiling and seeing boat bottoms and ducks feet sticking down, to the totally amazing NRA gun museum & Archery hall of fame is out of this world. The giant led screen outside projects images from the many live aquariums inside featuring, fish, turtles, and even alligators. As I said - don't plan to see it in two hours.
We did not eat there but hear the restaurants are quite good as well. In fact, in the older original location, the restaurant was nearly impossible to get into.
The "story" behind Bass Pro is a good one as well - click here
The bridge to the fishing / boating area. There were about two hundred fishing reels on display in one section. Too many choices for this simple mind!
I could not bear to look at some of the big stuffed animals - this guy was taken with a bow.
a not so grand picture of the grand entrance
Our friend Bill (being from Texas) wanted to make sure Laura got an Armadillo. This one is quite thirsty.
sj
P.S. We fly into 3DW and go to Springfield Flying Service at the end of the runway. Great place with great folks, reasonable fuel prices, and a I believe a courtesy car - although we have never used it.
The level of detail in this place - from looking at the "underwater" ceiling and seeing boat bottoms and ducks feet sticking down, to the totally amazing NRA gun museum & Archery hall of fame is out of this world. The giant led screen outside projects images from the many live aquariums inside featuring, fish, turtles, and even alligators. As I said - don't plan to see it in two hours.
We did not eat there but hear the restaurants are quite good as well. In fact, in the older original location, the restaurant was nearly impossible to get into.
The "story" behind Bass Pro is a good one as well - click here
The bridge to the fishing / boating area. There were about two hundred fishing reels on display in one section. Too many choices for this simple mind!
I could not bear to look at some of the big stuffed animals - this guy was taken with a bow.
a not so grand picture of the grand entrance
Our friend Bill (being from Texas) wanted to make sure Laura got an Armadillo. This one is quite thirsty.
sj
P.S. We fly into 3DW and go to Springfield Flying Service at the end of the runway. Great place with great folks, reasonable fuel prices, and a I believe a courtesy car - although we have never used it.