Lebanon (Missouri) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States
About Lebanon (Missouri)
Lebanon was founded in 1849 and named afterLebanon (Tennessee), the home of many of its original settlers. I-44 bypassedRoute 66in this area in 1957. During the heyday of the Mother Road, Lebanon had many independentmotelsand roadside businesses – some of which are now gone. The owners of a now-defunct Munger-Moss Sandwich Shop moved their business fromDevil's Elbowto Lebanon at the end ofWorld War IIand added a motel in 1946 as their old location was to be completely bypassed by the new road. Oddly, their former location survived as the Elbow Inn (which is rebuilding after 2017 flooding) but the sandwich shop in Lebanon is now gone.
Top Attractions in Lebanon (Missouri)
Explore the best things to see and do in Lebanon (Missouri):
- ★Alpaca Ranch: Whirlwind Ranch
- ★Bennett Spring State Park
- ★High Prairie Bird Hunts
- ★Midway Speedway
- ★Ritz 8 Theatre
- ★Route 66 Museum
- ★Starlite Lanes
Where to Eat in Lebanon (Missouri)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Wrink's Market
Where to Stay in Lebanon (Missouri)
- 🏨Bennett Spring Inn
- 🏨Historic Route 66 Inn
- 🏨Munger-Moss Motel
- 🏨Sand Spring Resort
- 🏨Super 8
Lebanon (Missouri) Travel Guide Sections
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