Location: St. James
Distance to St. James: Located in St. James

Library services are free to use; these include but are not limited to computers, reference materials, library events, and on-site WiFi. In order to check out any materials, you must first obtain a library card and, if applicable, pay the fee.

Location: Maramec Spring
Distance from St. James: 6 miles from St. James at Maramec Spring Park

The Maramec Spring Park Museum houses natural and cultural history exhibits chronicling the operation of the Maramec Iron Works between 1826 and 1876.

Location: Maramec Spring
Distance from St. James: 6 miles

The Maramec Spring Agriculture Museum at Maramec Spring MO has an interesting assortment of antique agriculture equipment and a working black smith shop. Some of the equipment is on display out doors.

Location: Rolla
Distance to St. James: 8 miles

This squat Stonehenge — a little bit of Druid Europe in sweltering south-central Missouri — was built at the former University of Missouri at Rolla Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center to showcase the stone carving capabilities of its High Pressure Water Jet Lab. “In ancient times, carving these stones would have taken years,” a plaque explains. “These stones were carved in a month.”

Location: Rolla
Distance to St. James: 8 miles

This limestone mine was founded in 1921. It is used for research, rescue practice, study of mining practices and other projects by students in geological and mining engineering.

The mine has tours and exhibits of old mining equipment.

Location: St. Robert
Distance from St. James: 37 miles

I-44 exit 161A. Drive south on the I-44 extension for several miles to Fort Leonard Wood. Once past the Visitors Center, continue south on Missouri Ave., then bear left onto Constitution Ave. for 1.5 miles. When Constitution Ave. dead ends, turn left onto South Dakota Ave. The John B. Mahaffey Museum Complex will be on the left, between Illinois and Nebraska Aves.
Hours: M-F 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sat: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Call to verify)
Phone: 573-596-0240
Admission: Free