The Christ of the Ozarks stands on Magnetic Mountain just outside the historic district — a 67-foot white concrete figure with arms outstretched, visible from much of the town below. The statue is hard to categorize: too large to ignore, too schematic to call beautiful, and saturated with the peculiar American tradition of monumental religious roadside art. It was built in 1966 and has been a local landmark, tourist attraction, and subject of gentle mockery ever since.
The site includes a small outdoor amphitheatre where a Passion Play has been performed every summer for decades. Whatever you think of the theology or the aesthetics, the views from Magnetic Mountain over the Ozark hills are good, and the statue is worth a visit simply because it is so determinedly itself.