Ozarkland

We were traveling from Hermann to Kansas City, and I stopped at Ozarkland. It’s a staple in Missouri, not just the Ozark area.
I don’t like trinkets, and have no use for them… but my stomach likes fudge, and my feet, Minnetonka Mocs. Ozarkland is also a great bathroom stop. I walked straight to the Minnetonka display. It’s right where you enter the front door. I bypassed all the made in China crud that litters the store… my quest, a new pair of mocs. I spent many years around the Lake of the Ozarks and visited that Ozarkland hundreds of times.
I tried on several pair, had a near melt down of extreme joy. This will be my 6^th pair of Minnetonkas, I know, overkill, right? But this is one of the few stores that sell Minnetonkas in Missouri. They have a slim selection, but worthy of writing a review on. To me there’s no other reason to even stop here, except for fudge or moccasins. They have several other things, tshirts, scarves, ugly souvenir hats, and Confederate flags just for a note of ironic and nauseating things you can get at this store.
And fudge. We bought fudge, and it tasted like a PayDay. The best I’ve had… and I bought moccasins. I passed up the other stuff. I mean, who even cares? They no longer carry Blackhills Gold, atleast at this location. I would’ve written half the review on those rings.
Ozarkland is one of my favorite stops for shoes. And fudge. And bathroom breaks. Giving a weird mind stop to mindless droll of I-​70.

A lot of the useless tourist junk that you just browse instead of buying. Don’t let the «ozarkland» title fool you — it’s more than an hour away from the lake and hardly has any souvenirs that are Ozark-​related. Some Missouri-​related stuff, and even some stuff for Texas, Iowa, Alabama, etc. You could fake a whole vacation with the souvenirs!
The point is, if you love the Lake of the Ozarks, this place isn’t really worth your time.
(Oh and the bathrooms suck. Good luck finding a sink that works!)

Interesting things to see when you’re in Ozarkland! I felt like I was in some time warp because of all the items they have. You’ll find fudge upon entering, some taffy and jarred items. I bought the fudge (three types — cookies and cream, caramel praline and sea salt dark chocolate caramel). The fudge is one of the best fudge I’ve had!!! It’s two stories and they have random apparel upstairs and they sell moccasins as well. It’s so random seriously but you somehow feel like you’ve stepped in the heart of the midwest. If hunting gear doesn’t scare you or random ‘men of the woods’ lurking around, then check this place out! hah

One star because that’s the lowest it goes. There was a billboard with a photo of John Wayne, advertising his memorabilia for sale. When we stopped, there were very few items at an end of an aisle. My boyfriend is a John Wayne enthusiast and was very disappointed at the selection among such randomness.

They carry Minnetonka boots! I hate to admit I got a pair. Cheesy, tourist mouse trap for sure but they have a lot of neat stuff and knickknacks to look at. Definitely convenient to take a stretch break here. But whatever you do, don’t come here for the bathroom… it’s really gross!

Ozarkland is your typical roadside tourist trap, a lot of useless toys, gifts, and household decorations that will probably never end up getting displayed. However I have to admit it was fun to walk through and look at how incredibly tacky some of the items were. Ozarkland also sells/​makes their own candy/​fudge, which I personally didn’t try however I did see several people sampling and buying so I guess it was pretty good.
If you are driving though and have some spare time to kill it might be worth checking out, otherwise I would save the 15 – 30 minutes and continue on to my destination.