Squirrel Cage Jail in Daviess County Missouri

Gallatin’s Squirrel Cage Jail is Approved: March 1, 1887

The court in Daviess County ordered the building of the famous rotating "Squirrel Cage Jail" in Gallatin. 


Discover Northwest Missouri’s Hidden Gems

We searched every corner of Missouri for hidden gems and thanks to our Missouri Life Ambassadors, we found one in each county: 114 of them! Here we explore places in northwest Missouri that you’ll want to put on your summertime travel itinerary.