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ATTRACTIONSTourism &AttractionsO’Fallon is not only a great destination but also a fun side-trip.With great shopping, fun attractions and lots of tasty restaurants,O’Fallon is the perfect location for travelers to stop and stretch theirlegs for a while.Visitors and residents alike are fascinated with O’Fallon’s plushparks, magnificent homes and a friendly community. Many visitorsfind O’Fallon the place to stay. O’Fallon’s attractions run the gamutfrom historic preservations to modern, sports facilities. If you lookingfor it, you can probably find it within our city limits. Below area few of O’Fallon’s most frequented attractions.HISTORYDarius Heald Home / Fort Zumwalt ParkBuilt by Darius Heald, son of War of 1812 veteran Nathan Heald,this two-story brick house was completed circa 1885. In 2001, the Cityrestored the house, which is open for tours by appointment.O’Fallon Historical Society Log Cabin Museum / Civic ParkBuilt in the 1870’s, the Historical Society Log Cabin contains a display of photographs, relics,memorabilia, rustic furniture and items from the old Wabash Railroad depot. The Museum is open fortours by appointment.O’Fallon Municipal Centre / 100 North Main StreetFormerly a novitiate for women entering the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood convent, and thenlater, a private high school and college, this 1930s building was purchased by the City and re-openedin 1999 as the O’Fallon Municipal Centre.Zumwalt’s Fort / Fort Zumwalt ParkThe City purchased Fort Zumwalt State Park in 1978, acquiring 47.5 acres and the ruins of a frontierhome fort, marked by a limestone chimney. Of the 30-plus forts in Missouri, Zumwalt’s Fort is the onlyWar of 1812 fort site in Missouri owned by a municipal government.12 www.ofallonchamber.org