Carthage, Missouri

Carthage, Missouri.

Carthage, Missouri

My friends Bill and Paul and I decided to take a day trip from Branson to explore nearby Carthage, Missouri. We had a really good time wandering around, and we grabbed a tasty late lunch before heading back to Branson. Here are a few photos from the day.

City Hall, a large stone building with a clock tower, in Carthage, Missouri.
City Hall in Carthage.
Another view of City Hall in Carthage, Missouri, with a clock tower and stone walls.
Another look at City Hall in Carthage.
City Hall in Carthage, Missouri, seen from the parking lot.
One more look at City Hall in Carthage.
Storefronts and parked cars around the town square in Carthage, Missouri.
The square in Carthage.
Inside an art store on the square in Carthage, Missouri, with paintings and displays along the aisles.
An art store on the square in Carthage.
A rusted vintage car on the grass in front of a white church at Red Oak II, near Carthage, Missouri.
An old car in front of a church at Red Oak II, near Carthage.
Vintage cars, a green truck, and small houses at Red Oak II, near Carthage, Missouri.
Old cars and a green truck at Red Oak II, near Carthage.
A small shingled house with a green roof and blue trim at Red Oak II, near Carthage, Missouri.
A little blue house at Red Oak II, near Carthage.
A folk-art display labeled Woman's Work, with cutouts of a woman, a dog, and chickens, at Red Oak II near Carthage, Missouri.
Woman's Work, at Red Oak II near Carthage.
A small adobe-style marshal's office with a star above the door at Red Oak II, near Carthage, Missouri.
The marshal's office at Red Oak II, near Carthage.
A green trolley car marked Red Oak, in front of a red barn at Red Oak II near Carthage, Missouri.
The Red Oak trolley at Red Oak II, near Carthage.
A small green and yellow building on wheels at Red Oak II, near Carthage, Missouri.
A little green-and-yellow trailer at Red Oak II, near Carthage.

Want to see where we started our day trip? Check out my Branson, Missouri page.