Welcome to
Pacific
Pacific is the first Route 66 town west of St. Louis — and home to one of the most beloved historic Route 66 restaurants in Missouri, the 1934 Red Cedar Inn, now operating as a Route 66 museum.
Meramec Caverns, the iconic Route 66 cave with Jesse James history and a famous neon billboard, is 16 minutes away. Jensen's Point is a free WPA-era overlook of the Meramec River valley.
exploreThings to See & Do
Jensen Point
Panoramic Meramec River valley overlook on the Pacific Route 66 alignment
Pacific Palisades Conservation Area
525 acres of Ozark forest, bluff overlooks, and Meramec River bird-watching
Pacific Silica Caves
Abandoned silica mining caves carved into the Route 66 bluffs along the Meramec
Meramec Caverns
The most famous cave on Route 66, a five-level limestone show cave 16 minutes from Pacific, with guided tours, formations, and Jesse James lore.
Shaw Nature Reserve
A 2,400-acre Missouri Botanical Garden outpost twelve minutes from Pacific, with restored prairie, wetlands, and a Whitmire Wildflower Garden.
Tips for Visiting Pacific
Red Cedar Inn building is preserved as a Route 66 museum — exterior is free to photograph.
Meramec Caverns 16 min west is the iconic Route 66 cave; tours $25.
Jensen's Point overlook is free, dawn to dusk.