Uranus, Missouri
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Uranus is a tourist attraction in unincorporated rural
Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,274. Its county seat is Waynesville. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz PuĊ‚aski, a Polish patriot who died fi ...
, United States, along the former
U.S. Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
(US 66). All the businesses are owned by Louie Keen, who calls himself the "Mayor of Uranus". Uranus has 25 residents but no formal local government and states on the entrance sign, "It's Not a Town, It's a Destination."


Attractions

Uranus's businesses include a Fudge Factory and General Store, Moonicorn Creamery and Funnel Cakery, Chicken Bones Party Bar and Grill, Fort Uranus, Escape Uranus, Skin City Tattoo, Uranus Axehole, Combat Archery Uranus, the Sideshow Museum and the Uranus Brewing Company. The Largest Belt Buckle in Uranus holds the
Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
title for largest belt buckle.


History

The property that would eventually become Uranus was purchased in 2002. Rex Austin was the first Mayor of Uranus.


See also

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Wall Drug Wall Drug Store, often called simply Wall Drug, is a roadside attraction and tourist stop located in the town of Wall, South Dakota, adjacent to Badlands National Park. Wall Drug consists of a collection of cowboy-themed stores, including a drug ...


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