Walnut Street Travel Guide
Springfield
Visit Walnut Street
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.
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.
Top hotels in Walnut Street
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
Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven
It was great to stay in a hotel on Rt. 66 while traveling the MotherRoad. This was my second choice, but honestly, should have been my first. There are old cars from yesteryear out front, and the lobby takes you back to a soda shop. Check in was super easy and quick. I wasn't expecting much, but ...
Reviewed on 20 Apr 2026
Walnut Street Inn
This is a bed and breakfast that DOES NOT include breakfast. You can pay the extra $21 pp otherwise you get free smells and that's it. Apparently this was a change made in January 2026. The house is quaint and has lots of potential. We stayed in the 3rd floor room which meant lots of ducking your ...
Reviewed on 4 May 2026
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
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
Other neighbourhoods around Walnut Street
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.
Downtown Springfield
Downtown Springfield is noteworthy for its bars, and you can make a stop at top attractions like 1984 Arcade and JQH Arena.
Phelps
Phelps might not have many top sights, but JQH Arena and Springfield Art Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
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.
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.
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.
