Plan a Visit
The Missouri Ozarks Region!
Thousands of admirers of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House books have visited the historic Rocky Ridge Farm site each year since 1957. Today, the Missouri Ozark Region is a thriving vacation destination not only for fans of Laura, but for those seeking Midwestern Americana experiences. Branson, Missouri alone attracts 7 million visitors each year – 2 million more than the Grand Canyon. So start planning your visit today and begin your special connection with the historic Rocky Ridge Farm. The map shows how close the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Home and Museum is to all the action. You can also click on the map to access an interactive Google map.
The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.
– Laura Ingalls Wilder
Visit Us!
Rocky Ridge Farm is only 45 miles east of Springfield, Missouri on highway 60. From Springfield take Highway 60 east to Mansfield and take the second Mansfield exit. Turn right off of the exit ramp and continue on that street into town. It dead-ends at the city square. Turn left at the square and continue for less than a mile to the historic home. Our new museum and parking lot is on the right, just after the little bridge. (Stop here for tickets) The farm house is next, just up the hill on the right. Additional parking is on the left.
Hours of Operation
March 1 – November 15:
Monday thru Saturday 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sunday 12:30PM to 5:00PM
(Closed Easter Sunday)
(Open One Weekend in December for “Christmas at Laura’s”)
Admission
Children 6 to 17: $8.00
Adults 18 & Over: $18.00
Open House Style Touring Can Be Expected With Large Visitor Numbers
No Pets Allowed – No Smoking
No Flash Photography
What’s Here
- Historic Town Square in Mansfield (Bust of Laura)
- Mansfield Historical Society & Museum (Laura display)
- Mansfield Cemetery (Wilders burial site)
- Trip Advisor site for Mansfield, Missouri
- Mansfield, Missouri Chamber of Commerce
- Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau – Springfield, Missouri
- Branson Chamber of Commerce
- Wright County Library (small exhibit about Mrs. Wilder)
Other Little House Links
- Become a member of the Wilder Home Association
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Walnut Grove, MN
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, De Smet, SD
- Little House on the Prarie Museum, Independence, KS
- The Masters Hotel Home of the Ingalls Family, Burr Oak, IA
- Spring Valley Museum, Spring Valley, MN
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Pepin, WI
- The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, IA
- Almanzo & Laura Ingalls Wilder Association
- Author, biographer, and leading Wilder historian William Anderson