Phelps Travel Guide
Springfield
Popular places to visit
Fantastic Caverns
Look for bats hanging from stalactites as you pass through the cool caverns of this underground cave on a jeep-drawn tram.
Hammons Field
Catch an event at Hammons Field during your trip to Springfield. Experience the area's entertainment choices or attend a sporting event.
Pythian Castle
Tour this striking 1913 structure to see dungeons that once housed prisoners of war and to find out about its ghostly associations.
Springfield Art Museum
You can spend time exploring the galleries in Springfield Art Museum during your travels in Springfield. Experience the area's entertainment choices or attend a sporting event.
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
You can do some window-shopping at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World during your trip to Springfield. Experience the area's entertainment choices or attend a sporting event.
Missouri State University
Take a campus tour or just explore the area of Missouri State University during your travels in Springfield. Experience the area's entertainment choices or attend a sporting event.
Things to do
History Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
Night Ghost Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
Top hotels in Phelps
Bass Pro Shops Angler's Lodge
Clean room, attentive staff, quiet and comfortable
Reviewed on 28 Jan 2026
University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Springfield
Nice people
Reviewed on 12 Jan 2026
Hotel Vandivort
Very clean. Need to offer water and coffee in lobby as breakfast ends around 10am. Most high end hotels do.
Reviewed on 26 Jan 2026
Baymont by Wyndham Springfield South Hwy 65
Check in was relatively simple, although I had filled out the pre-checkin information on the hotel website before arrival and the desk clerk did not have that information
Reviewed on 24 Jan 2026
Oasis Hotel & Conv. Center, an Ascend Collection Hotel
Clean rooms friendly staff
Reviewed on 28 Jan 2026
Greenstay Hotel & Suites
Overall, the room was relatively spacious and clean.
Reviewed on 25 Jan 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Phelps
University Heights
While there might not be top attractions in University Heights, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
Rountree
Though Rountree may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like JQH Arena and Hammons Field.
Downtown Springfield
Downtown Springfield is noteworthy for its bars, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Abou Ben Adhem Shrine and 1984 Arcade.
Walnut Street
When in Walnut Street, you can plan a visit to Hammons Field and Springfield Cardinals, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Fassnight
When in Fassnight, you can plan a visit to Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Seminole Holland
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Seminole Holland and surrounding area, you can visit Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium.
