Rountree 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.
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.
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
Make time to visit the sea life at Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium during your holiday to 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 Rountree

University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Springfield
Everything was great!
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026

Bass Pro Shops Angler's Lodge
Very clean room. Reasonable price. Comfortable beds very good breakfast. Only complaint was foam pillows. Smelled like rubber(foam) Hemingway restaurant in Bass Pro Shop. Excellent food and atmosphere. Would highly recommend.
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2026

Hotel Vandivort
Always a great place to stay!
Reviewed on 23 Feb 2026

Drury Inn & Suites Springfield, MO
Clean room friendly staff
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026

Courtyard by Marriott Springfield Airport
All was well with the hotel, the room was clean, the beds fine, the front desk polite and efficient. We are travelers looking for a good restaurant close, and we head out early in the morning with coffee, possibly breakfast. This had no coffee, no easily accessible restaurants (we drove to a very ...
Reviewed on 26 Feb 2026

Baymont by Wyndham Springfield South Hwy 65
Everything was great as usual
Reviewed on 23 Feb 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Rountree

Walnut Street
When in Walnut Street, you can plan a visit to Hammons Field and Springfield Cardinals, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Delaware
Delaware might not have many top sights, but Springfield Art Museum and Enterprise Park Lanes are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Phelps
Phelps might not have many top sights, but JQH Arena and Springfield Art Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Downtown Springfield
Downtown Springfield is noteworthy for its bars, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Abou Ben Adhem Shrine and JQH Arena.

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.

Bingham
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Bingham and surrounding area, you can visit Enterprise Park Lanes and Pythian Castle.

