Welcome to the "Home of the Missouri Dinosaur." Our exhibits include a life-size model of the hypsibema missouriense, a variety of dinosaur called a Hadrosaur or "duck billed" dinosaur, with jaws that contained more than 1,000 teeth—the dinosaur was discovered in Bollinger County in 1942; in 2004 it became the Missouri's official dinosaur.
The museum houses dinosaur fossils and artifacts from around the world; a fossil preparation lab; Will Mayfield College memorabilia; Civil War ballistics; American Indian artifacts; a digitized presentation of historic local photographs; wireless radio development; artifacts from the wreck of the Steamboat Montana; and a children's fun and educational room.
Our museum makes its home in the Art and Science building of the former Will Mayfield College campus, overlooking the foothills of the ancient Ozark Mountains. Beautiful architecture and educational history placed our building on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Admission: $2; younger than 19, $1.
Housed in a 100-year-old former handle factory, Chateau (winemaking estate) Kinori ("my harp" in Hebrew) is a family-owned winery steeped in tradition. The chateau offers award-winning red wine that is estate grown and produced on the property. Live music is scheduled routinely.
The winery is in the downtown area, two blocks west of Route 51, then two blocks north on High Street. Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is one mile north; Lake Wappapello is 12 miles west.
The Cafe Kinori offers sandwiches, pizza, and a variety of fine foods. Catering and meeting space is available.
Tours of the area can be arraigned, by reservation. Contact us for special events. Follow us on Facebook.
This is a log cabin village and museum with a visitors center and gift shop. The site has 15 buildings you may tour, seven of which are log cabins dating to 1820. This was the Bergt homestead and farm; the family lived here for 118 years. Hands-on activities are available to help you gain an appreciation of living in the 1800s. We can accommodate large groups and bus tours; a meal can be prepared with prior arrangements. We are located 12 miles south of Perryville on Route 61; west on Route A to Forhna; then north on Route C. We are 35 miles north of Cape Girardeau. Open March thru November; a live nativity is presented in December. Free will donations accepted.