Located just four miles from Missouri Southern State University and Ozark Christian College, you can walk from Baymont Inn & Suites-Joplin to John Q. Hammons Convention Center. Visit such local attractions as the 100-ton Webb City Praying Hands statue, George Washington Carver National Monument, roaring Grand Falls, Joplin Museum Complex, and Precious Moments Chapel with its Michelangelo-like painted ceiling. Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Memorial Hall is four miles. From 8-2-07 to 8-4-07, AARP, CARP, Seniors and certain corp. rates will have to present ID card at check-in for rate to be honored.