Natureground Playground

Natureground Playground is a playground in Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri. Natureground Playground is situated nearby to Carthage Municipal Park, as well as near the pitch Carthage Saddle Club Arena.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jasper County Courthouse and 66 Drive-In.

Jasper County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Jasper County Courthouse is a 176 ft tall historic courthouse located in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. The Courthouse is built on the site of the original Jasper County Courthouse which was burned in the Battle of Carthage during the American Civil War. Jasper County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Natureground Playground.

66 Drive-In

Movie theater

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66 Drive-In is a historic drive-in theater national historic district located on U.S. Route 66 in Jasper County, Missouri near Carthage. The theater opened on September 22, 1949, four years before the first local television stations signed on in the Joplin-Springfield area. 66 Drive-In is situated 1½ miles west of Natureground Playground.

Boots Court Motel

Motel

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The Boots Motel, a historic U.S. Route 66 motor hotel in Carthage, Missouri, opened in 1939 as the Boots Court at 107 S. Garrison Avenue. It served travellers at the "crossroads of America" and was built in streamline moderne and art deco architectural style, its roofline and walls accented in black Carrara glass and green neon. Boots Court Motel is situated 1¼ miles east of Natureground Playground.