This is a very cool spot in the middle of nowhere. There is a gas station, small food court and a big store with some unique finds. We stopped for gas and food and tried the southern restaurant which you pay for by the items you get. Overall, I do not think the price for the food is worth it because the food was not great but it saved a life. The cornbread was the worst I have ever tasted and straight up taste like cornmeal and just water. However the potato wedges were delicious, soft on the inside and a bit crispy on the outside. The hush puppy lacked flavor and was a bit burned, the mashed potatoes was very bland and the veggies are from a can. The fried chicken was ok. The service was alright and there are nice seating options available. read more

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If you are looking for the largest selection of fireworks at affordable prices you are in the right place . We have been coming here for over 40 years when visiting family. I love their selection of local bbq sauces, spices, pickled vegetables and many other items. read more

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You can do it all here. Get gas, get yer fireworks, grocery shop , get some food, buy touristy trinkets. You can pop in for 5 minutes or spend an hour or two. We enjoyed their facilities and then bought slices of pizza to scarf down, walked the dog, and hit the road. It's a fun stop and breaks up the drudgery of a long drive. read more

Reeves Boomland - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Well during our travels, we stopped at Boomland to use the bathrooms and refresh my trump gear . The place is huge and they sell everything that you can imagine. There's a restaurant all types of souvenirs, clothing, gasoline, lottery tickets...you name it they probably got it. read more

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I enjoyed stopping here on my way home to Decatur, Illinois from a trip in Mississippi. Will return whenever I am in the area. Didn't try the restaurant. It looked kinda dark in there. Employees there made me feel like they were just going through the motions. Management should fix this! read more

What an eclectic place. Happen to stop here just to take a break. We ended up staying for hours. Had lunch at Wally's Chew Chew Restaurant. Which was buffet style and excellent. Down home food that left us getting to go plates. Then we did some unique shopping. Everything you think you could want is here. Unique gifts and crafts galore. My favorite item purchased was an owl. Best roadtrip stop ever! Will definitely be going back to Charleston, MO! read more

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Wow! They have things that go "BOOOM" here! They have all kinds of stuff that are illegal for me to buy and bring home to California. They got exploding stuff like firecrackers, M-80's, M-150's, bottle rockets. They have colorful stuff that I've never seen or heard of. They even have home decor and Missouri gifts. It's a unique place to stop. Better and more interesting than the McDonald's across the street! read more

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I have been stopping at Boomland on the way down south since I was a little girl with my mom and dad. Now I am continuing the tradition with my family. I think of my dad buying loads of fireworks everytime we stopped here. I miss him and love the memories this place brings. The bathrooms remain large and clean. I never feel uncomfortable using the facilities. The assortment of souvenirs and trinkets and candles and statues and posters and hangings and magnets and just everything remain unrivaled. Will always and I mean always stop here! read more

Reeves Boomland - Been stopping here on the way to Memphis since I was a little girl with my dad now I am continuing the tradition with my family. - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

This is a delightful store that has all of the regular groceries plus fireworks, refreshing novelties and an excellent selection of old fashioned candies and canned goods. Their hot sauce selection was wonderful. We were able to get inexpensive souvenirs for the children!. I was able to get my favorite taffy and blueberry butter. I live in the western USA and we only have apple butter out there so this was a special treat. read more

Reeves Boomland - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Very unprofessional and rude cashiers. The owners never came and addressed a simple situation. Overall horrible experience and will never make this establishment a family stop again! read more

This place reminds me of a huge fruit stand down south. It has everything. Jams, fruit, candies. Kid of like the old time general store. I really love it. The only thing is the bathrooms are a bit stinky and half the toilets do not work. It's not enough to just write sorry for the inconvenience, fix um. I would still recommend stopping through. read more

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Hmm, I find it very odd that it seems I posted a photo in May of 2010 and neglected to write a review of the most wonderful place this side of the state. Whenever I stop by, that Christmas song pops into my head, "the most wonderful time of the year" except I freestyle the words to make it sound like Boomland is the most wonderful place of the year. Pretty silly right? Indeed. It's one of the biggest firework warehouses I have ever been to and anytime I am in the area I always stop by. Always. Even if, I for some reason cannot take fireworks with me. I have to go and look. I am a self admitted pyro. In the sense that I love to light off fireworks. I love anything to do with them as well. I'd even watch home videos of other people lighting them off. On my first trip out here some many years back now, I picked up two 500 gram cakes. You'll have to Google that or Youtube it for an explanation. Cakes of this kind would usually sell for about fifty bucks plus anywhere else. At Boomland I got it for $20 dollars each! Let's just say 4 Th of July at North ave beach was pretty bad ass that year. If you have the trunk space one can stock up here and please don't buy the boring stuff. There is hundreds of square footage of fun fireworks to be had. Go for awesome and go for artillery shells. It's the stuff that goes boom with huge star displays. Regarding pricing, Bo-Go is available on some items. Their regular pricing is pretty good and they often have a bargain bin with all kinds of fun fireworks for dirt cheap prices. Since Boomland started so many years ago they have only gotten more and more popular. Over time they have been able to add on a gas station, multiple restaurants, move the fireworks portion into a new building and use the old one to house souvenirs, knick knacks and paddy whacks, cowboy hats, jams and much, much more. It's the ultimate rest stop for any weary road traveler. Now why the hell does Greyhound stop across the street at the funky ass Flying J, instead? read more

This place is enormous. The service is friendly and you can find almost anything you need between the dozens of aisles. Thanks for being a welcome stop for weary travelers! read more

I absolutely loved this place! If was very weird. Very kitschy & touristy, but you must stop by. I found so many things... By the way the firecracker store is attached but completely separate giant store. But yah... They got all the boom you need. The main store is a gallery of literally everything. Clothes, statues,, souvenirs,, fun, etc But, i fell in love with all the unique food products. Strange pickles, coffees, chocolates, cursed, seasonings, hot sauces, bbq sauces, all sauces, meats, endless oddities And then, there's the restaurant... Heard the food is good. Did not get a chance to try it. But the real stuffed animals sniff hunting scenery is surreal Just stop in... Bring a few bucks. read more

Reeves Boomland - Huge rocking chair for giants at entry. Cool photo opp.... - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Unlike my experience in Tennessee, the workers in Boomland I have encountered today are not that friendly. They too are busy. So I suppose the way in which they speak to people is based upon how busy or not busy they are. Very short. Redirective. Less than warm talking to patrons. Not impressed. Saddened actually. Because my mom spoke highly of this place. She must have meant the food and items for sale. Because it's totally not the friendliness of the workers in the food (hot food) area. read more

Reeves Boomland - Stopped to grab a bite and get back to the road. - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Trump supporters and probably Russians. The fireworks were not worth stopping for. Grabbed a bottle of hot sauce. Got home and found out it had the seal broken and was previously opened by somebody else... A LONG TIME AGO! Trump supporters selling garbage just like their leader! read more

One stop shop eat refresh all in one they just about have everything you need and more plus clean facilities I was able to make my purchase quickly and get back on the road. read more

We saw signs for this along the highway and weren't sure what to expect, but they had a sign that said. "WALLY's HOME COOKED MEALS" inside boomtown, so we decided that we'd stop. What we didn't realize is that Boomtown is kind of like Walmart/meets South of the Border/Meets your local fireworks stand. There were all sorts of things and honestly, this place kind of scared me. But Wally's was a most unique (Read I'll not be repeating it) experience. It's cafeteria style, you choose what you want, they slop it out onto a plate, and you pay for it at the end of the line. Then you walk out into the (Not recently cleaned dining area) and sit down, looking at the taxidermied animals. Just.. no.. thank you, ssir. read more

If you want fireworks and soft serve ice cream, this is the place for you. What can I say? It's the land of boom. So many fireworks, so little time. Go here. You won't be disappointed. And then go look at the pimp cups at the store. And then get some ice cream. You're welcome. read more

Reeves Boomland - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Not as impressed as I thought. I will definitely not be back. My coworker bragged so much about this place and said as a kid it was something special. Now, in the 70's it may have been, but 30 years later and it still has the same vibe is not going to make it in my book. Of course you shall find chachskis and such, but in this day and age, a big paddle that says "country store paddle" is no going to fly unless your decor is vintage country store. But I will say thy their preserves and jams were outstanding. I did see quite a few "clearance" food items but when I inspected them, they had expired 4 months prior. Not very safe to eat if you ask me, even good has a shelf life that you shouldn't mess with. I don't know, call me semi d fashioned, but if chips were supposed to be sold for .25 and they expired long ago, not sure if that's the chip that I want to fall on. You decide for yourself. But they do have "cute" and not so easy to find "items" that seem quirky but fun. read more

Not what I remember at all. It has gotten a lot bigger and offers different dining options but aside from that there's nothing more to it but a huge store. Your typical run of the mill truck pit stop. It's the halfway mark to our destination so it's our usuall stopping point for gas. read more

Reeves Boomland - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

If you driving to or from Memphis this is a must stop. You can play your lottery purchase gas and get a bite to eat. They also got an assortment of items that you can purchase. read more

Not as good as they used to be. They do have hot food at certain times of day..cafeteria style. Clean restrooms. Some truck parking... Fireworks & other popular consumer & tourist items. Copper jewelry & Knick knacks.., Parking lot large & clean. Truck area partitioned off. Most employees fun & helpful. read more

Heyyyyy! You know what's a good idea? Putting a giant fireworks store next to a gas station. BOOM! Oh, and there's a pretty formidable selection of tchotkes in the store as well. Who wants a country ham, a Jesus statue and some salt water taffy? BOOM! read more

Reeves Boomland - Boomland By Night - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

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Incredible! If you want to recapture that "I am on vacation" feeling from your childhood stop in here. 1000's of ultra-hilarious souvenir and gift items. Of course most are accidentally funny. A country restaurant, fireworks, t-shirts featuring deer, fish, or tractor manufacturers, what more could you ask for?! Highly recommended! read more

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Wally's food court is great. Catfish is good. The selection of goods is great. And there tobacco is cheap read more

Reeves Boomland - One of there deals on hats - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

this place was kinda scary. I collect the smashed pennies and there was one in Boomland so I had to stop, once in I had to look around lets just say it looks like this place bought all of kmarts stuff from the 80's I did however find the best white elephant gift ever! read more

Reeves Boomland - Grocery Near Me - Charleston, Missouri

Boomland has been a part of my life since my childhood. We always stopped there when driving into Dexter from Southern Illinois. It's changed alot over the years (as most things do) but it's the same old place at the heart of it all. I miss the really kitschy stuff they used to sell - lawn ornaments, hanging bells, all kinds of tourtisty clutter. The bathrooms are less than clean (I'm a Bucee's girl y'all and no other gas station bathroom can compare) and the place is in need of a huge cleaning. But nostalgia always brings me here whenever I'm in Southeastern Missouri...and it always will! read more

Boomland is everything you think it's going to be and a perfect stopping point between Indy and Tennessee. Cheap fireworks, bathrooms, grocery items and dream catchers with arctic wolves for every member of the whole fam damily. There are 18 billboards for it so you won't miss it. read more

Okay, nothing out of this world. This is about the 7th time I have been here and it is okay at best. They have everything you need at a fair price. Nothing special about this place other than the billboards that tell you to stop. read more

Are you.... 1) In the mood to spend money on quarter machines that are rigged and you just know, "If I just put $400,000 worth of quarters in this machine, those on the edge will fall" 2) Feeling like grabbing some strange named hot sauces so they can sit in your cabinet until they begin to fuzz on the bottom 3) Hoping to find those trinkets you thought were buried in the time capsule by the Sweet Valley High class of 1973 4) Looking to lose your mind buying fireworks in August for NEXT year's 4th of July festivities 5) Upset that you just didn't spend enough money on your vacation and feel you just have to splurge on a slew of nothingness? ...well, if you've answered "Yes", "No", "Maybe" or "WTF is Alana T talking about" to any of the above statements, Boomland is your place to do it, not do it or figure it out. There are a million items in this place. This is the place your grandma would smack the HELL OUT OF YOU if you dare considered passing the exit on your way from OR to Mississippi. You better not even THINK ABOUT taking I55 straight through Memphis. Why? Because that means you're not going to pass Boomland, as such, not collecting your $200 of no name trinkets! I'm older now, so I'm not as fascinated by this place as before, however, if you pass it, and have never been, you have to try it out. read more

This place is seriously one of the most surreal places on the planet.... or just in Southern MO. Who would have thought that fireworks + useless junk + eclectic grocery items + restaurant + gas station + storefront as big as walmart is possible (let alone safe)? If you're driving by, you should make a stop and pick up some fun stuff! read more

We have loved coming here for years. We stop every time we go to St. Louis.Fill up the gas tank and get good food on the buffet. Lasagna is GREAT. Catfish and chicken are delicious and the staff is always friendly. read more

Very crowded and congested. But that's to be expected. Stopped at the restaurant. Southern style food served cafeteria style. The prices are reasonable. There was a lady working the front end by herself with a very long line of customers. But she was quick at moving people along all with a smile on her face and courteous. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have mac and cheese. Food was decent, nothing to brag about but it was good. read more

Kaboom! I only see Boomland once every other year on the family trips to the North and every trip requires a stop at Boomland. Since my last visit they have remodeled, reorganized and become pretty classy! One thing that hasn't changed is the random gift shops. Obama busts, scented oils and pieces of carpets? Well you can at least stop for a $4 breakfast, scorching hot coffee, affordable gas and last and certainly not least.... Get your awesome fireworks (illegal in most states, like Texas). So I always make sure to stock up to blow everyone out of their minds with awesome fireworks displays! Thank you Boomland! The only downfall is they're closed Sundays. read more

This place is a must stop when passing thru! The fireworks sell for nearly three times anywhere else. The selection is awesome!. The place is packed and has everything you need. The biggest downside is they need to keep on their bathrooms better. They are pretty gross. read more

I love this place.... my family and I have been going here for the last 30 + years. They've remodeled since I was a kid. But I can feel the nostalgia and excitement every time I visit. We couldn't wait to get to Boomland as kids, I love it here. read more

Really good bathrooms. I've not had a chance to browse the store but the facilities are top notch. I did not see any toilet stall grafitti. That is a good thing. I've been travelling the country for a decade in search for the perfect restroom. Although not perfect, I'll give it 4 stars. read more

This place sucks. You can't wash your windows while you fill your gas tank because the window washer things are full of trash. There is an area apart from the pumps to wash them but that is just an extra stop. You can't get a cup of coffee without going to the restaurant and having some one get you one. No one was at the counter to get it for me so I left. This was my first and last stop at this place. Knew I should have gone to the flying j. There is a bunch of stuff to buy if you are looking for a groceries or souvenir type stuff. I wanted gas, clean windows, and a cup of coffee. read more

Nice hidden find in the middle of nowhere in Eastern Missouri. We discovered Boomtown while on a journey from Kentucky back to Oklahoma. Two for one pork rinds and giant watermelons! Plus if you like buying knick knacks they sell just about everything. Will definitely stop here again on my next trip to Kentucky. read more