Area Attractions 

Guests of The DragonFly-In will find numerous natural and cultural attractions nearby.  We are located within a short drive from three state parks, two conservation areas, three wineries, a Civil War battlefield and the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festivals.

The Inn is the perfect location to “row your boat gently down the stream.”  We are sandwiched between one of Missouri’s premier crystal clear canoe float streams and the state’s only whitewater kayaking river.  The canoe liveries of the Black River are 20 minutes to the west, and the boulder-strewn rapids of the St. Francis River are 20 minutes to the east.

Wine connoisseurs will enjoy the regional Vintners’ Tour, featuring the four area wineries, all accessible on a loop drive clockwise or counterclockwise from the Inn.

The various attractions and their approximate driving times from the Inn include:   

• Elephant Rocks State Park                            10 minutes

• Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park                       20 minutes

• Fort Davidson Civil War Museum and Battlefield   5 minutes

• Taum Sauk Mountain State Park                      5 minutes

• Millstream Gardens Conservation Area             20 minutes
  
• Amidon Memorial Conservation Area                40 minutes
  
• Black River Canoe Liveries                             20 minutes

• Trail Rides and Boarding                                10 minutes
  1 hour, 2 hour, 1/2 day (ride, fish & lunch)
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• The Vintners’ Tour (times direct to each from Inn): 
• St. Francois Vineyards, Park Hills                    35 minutes
• Twin Oaks Vineyard & Winery, Farmington        25 minutes
• Crown Valley Winery, Farmington                    25 minutes
• Vance Vineyards, & Winery, Fredericktown       30 minutes
• Bobby Powell's Jamboree downtown Ironton         5 minutes
• Horse Drawn carriage rides- Downtown Ironton  5 minutes
• Full loop tour (driving time only…not imbibing!)   95 minutes