Collinsville, Missouri has two exciting claims to fame. One is that it’s the horseradish capital of the world. It’s also the home of the world’s largest ketchup bottle, the Brooks Catsup Water Bottle Tower. If you put the horseradish and ketchup together, you could make a decent cocktail sauce.
Despite its ketchup bottle and horseradish fame, Collinsville is actually better known as a suburb of St
Collinsville, Missouri has two exciting claims to fame. One is that it’s the horseradish capital of the world. It’s also the home of the world’s largest ketchup bottle, the Brooks Catsup Water Bottle Tower. If you put the horseradish and ketchup together, you could make a decent cocktail sauce.
Despite its ketchup bottle and horseradish fame, Collinsville is actually better known as a suburb of St. Louis. Collinsville is also the home of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, which is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico.
In Collinsville, you can stretch your housing budget a lot further. Collinsville isn't that big, so it really isn't divided into separate neighborhoods. Pretty much anywhere you go in this city, you will be fine.
One-bedroom apartments are available in Collinsville, but you’re in luck if you need a larger apartment or rental house. Three-bedroom apartments are even available, although they tend to be occupied by families who move less often, and therefore you may need to start looking further in advance.
Collinsville is a nice place to settle down. You can go hiking at the Cahokia Mounds site or drive into St. Louis for the day.