EV Charging Hotels in Springfield, MO

Situated in southwestern Missouri, Springfield is a city known for its many incredible restaurants and cocktail bars, plus eye-catching attractions like the Dickerson Park Zoo and The Discovery Center of Springfield. While touring the area from hotels with EV charging stations in Springfield, you can hop on fun excursions, like taking a tram through a cave filled with stalagmites and flowstones at Fantastic Caverns or visiting the grounds of The Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park to explore its trails and botanical gardens. Nicknamed the "Queen City of the Ozarks" as well as "The 417" after the area code for the city, Springfield is also home to several universities and colleges, and some incredible nature parks worth checking out.

For a day of discovering and wonder, head to The Johnny Morris Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium, also known as Wonders of Wildlife. This not-for-profit educational conservation-themed space is a 350,000-square-foot facility consisting of two major sections. Spend the first half of your visit at The Wildlife Museum, which holds a series of wildlife galleries displaying taxidermized animals from around the world in elaborate natural habitat dioramas. Here you can also find a plethora of historic artifacts, artwork, films, and special exhibits to explore all afternoon. Then, for the second part of your visit, check out the 1.5-million-gallon Aquarium, which houses 35,000 individual fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals in a series of themed areas. Tour everything from an ocean shipwreck to the Ozark forest, a Louisiana swamp to the Amazon rainforest before heading back to your hotel with electric car charging stations.

Leaving your Springfield hotel with EV charging for the day, head to The Discovery Center of Springfield for a day at this interactive, hands-on science center dedicated to inspiring curiosity and a life-long love of learning through engaging hands-on experiences in STEM. Especially if traveling with kids, this is one spot you don’t want to skip!

For a thrilling day outdoors, head to the Fantastic Caverns, a show cave located in Springfield, and the only cave in North America to offer a completely ride-through tram tour. Ride this exciting held in a Jeep-drawn tram for a total of 55 minutes while it drives you along the path left behind by an ancient underground river. Then, for a bit more time amongst the flora, make your way to the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, a Japanese garden in a tranquil surrounding that features a serene, 7-acre garden with typical Japanese landscaping, statues, a zen garden, a charming koi lake, and a teahouse. A great place to visit during the springtime, as well as one of the best places to go to see an amazing holiday light display, this garden will make your trip!

Have a blast getting to know Springfield, and don’t forget to check out our other EV charging hotels nearby in Branson, Chesterfield, and Columbia.