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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Plan a day in the country in Missouri: 11 lavender farms, 2 u-pick and family farms, 3 wineries, cideries and breweries, 3 cafés, bakeries and markets and 2 places to stay, in towns like Hermann, St. Louis and Annapolis. Pick a lavender farm or orchard, then add a café, a winery or a place to stay nearby.
21 places · updated October 18, 2026
Long Row Lavender · Lavender Falls Farm · Thies Farm & Greenhouses · Liberty Corn Maze
Family-run 40-acre farm in Osage County with more than 2,000 lavender plants, you-pick in June, classes and events, and a line of candles, soaps and culinary lavender.
Central Missouri lavender farm with roughly 2,400 plants in over a dozen varieties, a drying-barn tour, you-pick during the June bloom and a gift shop stocked with goods …
North Missouri lavender farm near Chillicothe with thousands of plants, turning its own harvest into handmade soaps, salves and bath products sold online.
Family-run lavender farm south of Springfield set around a natural waterfall, known for reservation-only evening dinners with live music, a gift shop of lavender bundles …
Small lavender farm in Missouri wine country near Hermann that turns its lavender into handcrafted goods, sold online and at Missouri markets.
Flower and lavender farm near La Plata in northeast Missouri; its website is currently disabled, so present operations are unconfirmed.
Young 15-acre Missouri lavender farm focused on natural growing and pollinator habitat, selling its lavender at farmers markets.
Family lavender farm west of St. Louis with a farm shop of bath, body and home goods made on site, lunch service, workshops, farm-to-table dinners and a holiday artisan m…
Family-run Liberty corn maze open weekends mid-September through October, with a 2026 design marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
North St. Louis family farm growing since 1885, with U-pick berries, peaches and apples from May to October and Pumpkinland all October.
Hermann winery in an 1848 brewery with ten stone cellars on the National Register, pouring Norton and Vignoles daily, with a German deli and an inn.
Hofherr family winery founded in St. James in 1970, now making 500,000 gallons a year, with $12 six-pour tastings and free daily cellar tours.
Downtown St. Louis brewpub of Schlafly, brewing since 1991, with a full kitchen, a long seasonal tap list and Tuesday trivia nights.
Columbia bakery and café since 2001 in the Hittsville building, baking Columbia Sourdough and Broadway Rye, with breakfast and lunch Mon–Sat.
Springfield-based custard stand making fresh custard every hour since 1986; the South Campbell shop serves concretes until 11 p.m. or later.
St. Louis cheesecake bakery open since October 1987, with more than 35 flavors baked mostly from scratch every day except Sunday.
Adults-only inn in a Norton vineyard above the Missouri River at Hermann, with river-view cottage suites, a spa and breakfast at your door.
Nine-room inn in a Federal-style Ste. Genevieve building from about 1790 that has housed travelers since 1805, with a hot breakfast included.
Start with a farm, open its page and look at “Make a day of it” for the stops closest to it. Each listing shows its hours when the owner has added them, so check before you go.
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.
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