Doling 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 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.
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.
Top hotels in Doling
Best Western Coach House
Only stayed one night. Was a decent hotel for the one night. Could have been cleaner, felt like there was dust in the whole room like it hasn't been cleaned in awhile.
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026
Baymont by Wyndham Springfield I-44
Breakfast was great. The coffee maker in the room was very dirty though.
Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Springfield
Staff was courteous and room was clean.
Reviewed on 23 Feb 2026
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Springfield North
Can't hook up your own Roku
Reviewed on 25 Feb 2026
Comfort Inn & Suites Springfield I-44
Gym clean with reasonable amt of equipment, breakfast fair, room clean
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Plaza Inn Springfield
This place is a dump. The ground-level door bolt didn’t lock leaving me feeling uneasy. There was long black hair in the bed sheets. No morning coffee as promised. Room walls were so dirty and the tub looked like it was 90 years old and stained. Spend an extra $50 and get a nicer place so you can ...
Reviewed on 4 Jan 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Doling
Midtown
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Midtown and surrounding area, you can visit Springfield Cardinals and Pythian Castle.
Grant Beach
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Grant Beach and surrounding area, you can visit Abou Ben Adhem Shrine and Hammons Tower.
Parkwood
When in Parkwood, you can plan a visit to BigShots Golf and Pythian Castle, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
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.
Walnut Street
When in Walnut Street, you can plan a visit to Hammons Field and Springfield Cardinals, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
West Central
Though West Central may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Abou Ben Adhem Shrine and History Museum on the Square.
