Stores (along with the parking lots where we are generously allowed to park overnight) usually don’t make it into my posts but this one deserves a mention, if only for consumerism gone wild. Who would have thought that simple outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, and camping would require a 300,000 square foot store?!
This is the location of the first Bass Pro store. It’s the largest one and even has a museum which we didn’t get to see as it’s still under construction. The inside of the store is decorated with hunting lodge facades, waterfalls, ponds, giant trees used as posts and beams, large aquariums, and many, many stuffed animals and fish.
To get to the RV parking area follow the oversized vehicle signs. It’s located in the far southwest corner, butting against a residential neighborhood so it’s relatively quiet. Very fast, free WiFi! Bass Pro
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I do love the layout of Bass Pro shops and Cabelas, they're both some of my favorite giant sporting goods stores :).
ReplyDeleteNow, if ya want commercialism gone nuts, just look at Wall-Drag South Dakota :).
Hi Matt - you gotta get yourself down to this store then! We've been in other Bass Pros and Cabelas but this one is really over the top.The middle of Missouri is hardly the tourist mecca of the world but there are lots of lakes and forests so I'm thinking the hunting and fishing should be good!
ReplyDeleteWall Drug-stop every time-buy nothing! :D