- If you've ever driven up the Great River Road, the stretch of the US Scenic Byway that follows the Mississippi as it ambles just north of St. Louis, you've seen Tara Point Inn. It maintains a commanding presence atop Tara Point, a bluff that faces the Mississippi and Illinois rivers where they meet in Grafton, Illinois. Fire News: A recent fire has left us without the use of four rooms. We ...tarapoint.com