Located along Interstate 44 a few miles east of St. Robert, Missouri is Uranus. I don't think that the place is really a town but a tourist destination comprising a bunch of businesses, similar to South of the Border on the border between the two Carolinas but quite a bit smaller. (See this blog's archives for January 2019.) The name, due to its pronunciation, has inspired some controversy. Uranus greets travelers with this large sign. You can see I-44 in the background.
Uranus has its own water tower, situated in the middle of its parking lot.
I could have sworn that I heard someone sing "get it on, bang a gong". OK, it wasn't that T Rex, but this one, which was mounted on three posts, with a Uranus firetruck behind it.
As you can see from the Uranus zoo, they seem to embrace "Uranus" sounding like "your anus".
If you get into trouble in Uranus, you might go to the city jail, where you will be serenaded by a mariachi band on the roof next door to it, or maybe even tormented by the dreaded Flying Glove.
One way to get in trouble, according to this sign, is to read this sign. I might be breaking some Uranian law by posting a picture it, and you might be breaking the law by looking at this picture.
With that, I think I've had enough of Uranus. But if you still wish to learn more about it, go to Visit Missouri, Roadside America and Driving Route 66.
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