Field Guide / Commercial Street
After the Aquarium, Save Room for C-Street
Park once for thin-crust pizza and Springfield-made chocolate. If it’s getting close to four on Saturday, make the chocolate shop your first stop.
Plan your afternoonSpringfield, a little closer.Meet NOW & NEXT →
Then. NOW. Next. / Railroad history
When the Pay Car Came to Commercial Street
An 1878 bookseller knew when to collect. Follow the railroad payday through North Springfield.
Follow the pay car →Diedrichb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized
Hidden SGF
Why Isn’t the Courthouse on Springfield’s Square?
Start at Park Central Square and follow the argument that moved the courthouse up Boonville.
Then. NOW. Next.
Before It Was City Hall, Springfield Went There for the Mail
Kevin Bedwell traces the path from a downtown errand to the judge’s door in the old federal courtroom.
Sunday / Around town
Where Sunday’s marathon goes.
From South Campbell to downtown, follow the course before you head out.
See the race-day details →Monday / Voting
Two places to vote early. Two closing times.
One Greene County location stays open an hour later on November 2.
Check the hours →Outside NOW
A long trail.
A little outing.
A short Frisco Highline plan, with room for your pup and plenty of pauses.
About an hourLeashed dogsPaved start
Plan a little outside time →Hidden SGF
A little blue.
A lot of Springfield.
The crown, the crossroads, and the Ozarks inside the flag we call our own.
Take a closer look →Less scrolling. More going.
Your next good plan.
Curated picks, not an exhaustive calendar. Times are local. Check the organizer before heading out.
Have an event to share?A little room in your day
Pick my
afternoon.
A few good plans, close to home.
You bring the time. We’ll bring an idea.
Choose a plan to see a suggested stop, practical notes and a source to check before you go. Time and budgets are planning estimates, excluding transport.
Outside NOW & local rituals
A little more to explore.
Then. NOW. Next.
Changing around here.
People of NOW / A hello from Kevin
A local curiosity.
A very good sidekick.
I’m Kevin—a Parkview grad, a dog person, and the person behind NOW SGF. I started this to find more reasons to get outside and know Springfield a little better.
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