University Heights Travel Guide
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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 Conservation Nature Center
Enjoy a stop at Springfield Conservation Nature Center, an entertaining place to visit in Springfield. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
Perry Tennis Center
Catch an event at Perry Tennis Center during your trip to Springfield.
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.
Things to do
History Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
Night Ghost Tour of Pythian Castle in Springfield Missouri
Top hotels in University Heights
Bass Pro Shops Angler's Lodge
This hotel is very overpriced. Hot tub was really small and the water was very cloudy. The walls are so thin, you can hear people talking in the hallways and in adjacent rooms. We went to breakfast at 8:30am and they were out of all the hot food. They said they only have one stove so can’t keep up ...
Reviewed on 5 May 2026
University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Springfield
Staff was friendly and helpful, room was clean and comfortable, food was good down at the bar area and it was a great stay. I will be back.
Reviewed on 4 May 2026
Greenstay Hotel & Suites
Beds are way to soft and pillow to hard. HVAC wouldn’t regulate.
Reviewed on 4 May 2026
Hotel Vandivort
Nice place
Reviewed on 4 May 2026
Best Western Coach House
Property dated wich fits in well with "Route 66" 100th Year celebrations & experience this summer... Room clean, beds comfy, breakfast exceptional for the comp-breakfast aspect.. Only cons were door base, sill plate (or threshold) rubber weather strip was non existent with the sunlight visible.. ...
Reviewed on 5 May 2026
Baymont by Wyndham Springfield I-44
Nice
Reviewed on 3 May 2026
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Other neighbourhoods around University Heights
Phelps
Phelps might not have many top sights, but JQH Arena and Springfield Art Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Meador Park
While there might not be top attractions in Meador Park, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Battlefield Mall and Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
