Are you planning your holiday trip to Missouri? I want to tell you something that took me several visits to fully appreciate: Missouri is one of the genuinely great crossroads states in America, and I mean that in the most literal historical sense. Situated at the geographic center of the contiguous United States, Missouri covers 69,707 square miles and sits at the confluence of the two longest rivers in North America the Missouri and the Mississippi which made it the launching point for virtually every significant westward expedition in American history. The Lewis and Clark Expedition departed from the Missouri side of the river just north of St. Louis in May 1804. The Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails all began in Independence, Missouri. The Pony Express started in St. Joseph. The state’s unofficial motto is ‘Show Me,’ and after spending real time here I understand it completely: Missouri is not a state that performs for visitors, it simply shows you what it is, and what it is turns out to be considerably more interesting than its reputation suggests.
Regardless of what your reason to visit is, be it a family vacation, a couple’s retreat, a solo adventure, or a weekend get-away, there are plenty of places and activities that await every kind of traveler in this state. Tourist attractions, two genuinely distinct major cities separated by 250 miles and entirely different personalities, Ozark mountain river culture, caves unlike anything else in the Midwest, Civil War battlefields, and entertainment zones – there are lots of places where tourists will be able to have a blast and combine their interests in Missouri.
One of my favorite pastimes in this destination was standing at the top of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis at sunset watching the Mississippi River bend away south below me, eating Kansas City barbecue at a place with no tablecloths and a three-hour wait that was worth every minute of it, and floating a canoe down the Current River in the Ozarks through water so clear I could see the gravel bottom twelve feet below me. Missouri is a state that gives you different things in different corners, and none of them feel like the same trip.
Why Travelers Visit Missouri
People tend to think of Missouri as flyover country, and I understand why I thought the same thing before I spent serious time here. Here is what actually brings people to Missouri and what kept bringing me back:
The Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis the 630-foot stainless steel arch completed in 1965 and designed by Eero Saarinen, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere and the most distinctive piece of architecture between the coasts, with a tram system inside that carries visitors to an observation deck at the summit
Kansas City barbecue a distinct regional style characterized by slow-smoked meats, particularly burnt ends from the beef brisket point, with a thick, sweet, tomato-and-molasses-based sauce that is applied after rather than during cooking, representing a tradition going back to Henry Perry’s pit stand on 19th Street in the 1920s
The Ozark National Scenic Riverways the first national park unit established to protect a river system, designated in 1964, preserving 134 miles of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers as free-flowing spring-fed streams through the Missouri Ozarks
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City the official national museum dedicated to the First World War, holding the most comprehensive collection of WWI artifacts in the world, with a glass floor walkway over 9,000 poppy replicas representing the Allied casualties of a single day
Meramec Caverns, Stanton one of Missouri’s more than 7,500 documented caves, the highest concentration of any state in the country, with five levels of formations and a history as a hideout for Jesse James that may or may not be true but is told with genuine conviction
Special events and festivals including the Kansas City Jazz and Heritage Festival and the annual Route 66 celebrations in towns along the original highway, which ran through Missouri from St. Louis to Joplin
Missouri provides tourists with all sorts of experiences that can be enjoyed by families, couples, singles, and first-time tourists year-round. What I find most compelling about Missouri as a travel destination is that its two major cities St. Louis and Kansas City are genuinely different from each other in personality, food culture, and character, which means a week-long trip covering both gives you two distinct urban experiences in addition to the Ozark wilderness between them.
Popular Attractions in Missouri
Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis
The Gateway Arch stands 630 feet above the St. Louis riverfront and was completed on October 28, 1965, after four years of construction. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, who won the national design competition in 1947 but died of a brain tumor in 1961 before construction began. The arch is made of stainless steel and takes the mathematical form of a weighted catenary curve the shape that a hanging chain takes under its own weight, inverted. It is the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, taller than the Washington Monument by 75 feet, and it is the most structurally elegant large-scale monument I have stood beneath in any American city.
The tram system inside each leg carries visitors in small pod-shaped cars to the observation deck at the summit, a four-minute ride through the interior of the arch legs that feels genuinely unusual the cars rotate as the legs curve, staying level as they ascend. From the top, the view west across St. Louis and east across the Mississippi River into Illinois is extraordinary on a clear day. The Museum at the Gateway Arch beneath the park, extensively renovated and reopened in 2018, tells the story of westward expansion and St. Louis’ role as the Gateway to the West with a quality of interpretation that I found genuinely excellent. The Old Courthouse across the street, also part of the national park, was the site of two of the Dred Scott trials in 1847 and 1850.
Why Visitors Explore This Place
The arch itself 630 feet, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, a weighted catenary curve in stainless steel that looks different from every angle
The tram ride to the summit observation deck a genuinely unusual four-minute journey through the curved interior of the arch legs in rotating pod cars
The Museum at the Gateway Arch extensively renovated in 2018, one of the finest interpretive museums covering westward expansion and American history in the country
The Old Courthouse site of the 1847 and 1850 Dred Scott trials, now part of the national park with exhibits on the case and its role in the lead-up to the Civil War
The Mississippi Riverfront below the arch, with the historic cobblestone levee and views of the Eads Bridge, completed in 1874 as the first steel bridge across the Mississippi
Visitor Information
Ideal visiting time: Weekday mornings for the tram ride, which has the shortest queues before the midday tourist peak
Targeted audience: Families, architecture enthusiasts, history travelers, and anyone who has driven past it on I-70 and always meant to stop
Optimal visit length: Full day including the museum, tram ride, Old Courthouse, and the riverfront
Tram tickets should be booked online in advance during summer same-day tickets sell out by midmorning on busy days
Kansas City
Kansas City sits on the Missouri-Kansas border at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers and has a population of about 508,000 in the Missouri city proper, with a metro area of roughly 2.2 million spanning both states. It is a city I consistently underestimated until I spent real time in it. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is one of the finest encyclopedic art museums in the country free to visit, with a permanent collection of over 42,000 works including one of the most significant Asian art collections in the United States and a sculpture garden with monumental work by Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, and others. The National World War I Museum and Memorial, opened in its current form in 2006, holds the most comprehensive collection of First World War artifacts anywhere in the world and is the only institution in the United States federally chartered as the national museum for the war.
The barbecue culture of Kansas City is not a tourist attraction in the conventional sense it is a way of life that has been developing since Henry Perry began selling smoked meats from a pit stand on 19th Street in the early 1920s. The style that evolved here, characterized by slow smoking over hickory and fruit wood, a focus on burnt ends from the brisket point that were originally given away free as scraps, and a thick sweet sauce applied at the end, is now considered one of the four major American barbecue traditions alongside Texas, Carolina, and Memphis. The most serious practitioners Arthur Bryant’s on Brooklyn Avenue, which opened in 1930 and which Calvin Trillin famously called the single best restaurant in the world, and Gates Bar-B-Q with its legendary greeting of ‘Hi, may I help you?’ shouted from behind the counter the moment you walk in are genuine Kansas City institutions.
Popular Activities
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art free admission, 42,000+ works, one of the finest Asian art collections in the US, sculpture garden with Henry Moore bronzes
National World War I Museum and Memorial the only federally chartered US national museum for WWI, with the most comprehensive WWI collection in the world and the glass floor walkway over 9,000 poppy replicas
Arthur Bryant’s on Brooklyn Avenue opened 1930, the legendary Kansas City barbecue institution that Calvin Trillin called the best restaurant in the world
The 18th and Vine Jazz District where Kansas City jazz developed in the 1920s and 1930s, now home to the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which together occupy the same building at 1616 E. 18th Street
The Country Club Plaza opened 1923, the first automobile-oriented shopping district in the United States, with Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and more than a mile of storefronts
Kansas City rewards slow exploration more than almost any Midwest city I have visited. The Crossroads Arts District south of downtown, the West Bottoms antique district that fills with dealers every first weekend of the month, and the River Market neighborhood near the Missouri River are all worth time that most itineraries do not budget for them.
I waited three hours for a table at a Kansas City barbecue institution on a Friday evening and I want to be honest: I was annoyed for the first hour, philosophical for the second, and by the third I had talked to six strangers in the line who all had opinions about which order of burnt ends was best and why, and one of them had grown up two blocks from the restaurant. When the food finally arrived, the annoyance was entirely gone. The burnt ends were deeply smoky and sticky and unlike anything I have had anywhere else, and the conversation at the table continued for another hour after the plates were empty. Kansas City is a city that feeds you in more than one way.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Van Buren
The Ozark National Scenic Riverways was established in 1964 as the first national park unit in the country created specifically to protect a free-flowing river system. It preserves 134 miles of the Current River and its main tributary, the Jacks Fork River, in the Missouri Ozarks of Shannon, Carter, and Ripley counties. The rivers are fed by some of the largest springs in the world Big Spring near Van Buren discharges an average of 276 million gallons of water per day, making it the largest single-outlet spring in the United States which keeps the water extraordinarily clear and the temperature a constant 58 degrees Fahrenheit regardless of season.
I floated the Current River over three days in a canoe rented from one of the outfitters near Eminence, camping on gravel bars each night under skies dark enough to see the Milky Way clearly. The river moves at a pace that encourages stopping to swim in a pool where the water is so clear and cold it takes your breath away, to explore one of the bluff caves along the riverbank, to sit on a gravel bar and watch a great blue heron work the shallows. The small communities along the river Eminence, Van Buren, Winona have an Ozark character that feels authentically unchanged from decades past, and the people I met at the outfitters and the campgrounds were the kind of friendly and knowledgeable that comes from generations of living in a particular landscape.
Highlights
Big Spring the largest single-outlet spring in the United States, discharging an average of 276 million gallons per day into the Current River near Van Buren
Current River canoeing 134 miles of clear spring-fed river with gravel bar camping, bluff caves, and multiple put-in and take-out points served by local outfitters
Alley Spring and Roller Mill a beautifully preserved 1894 grist mill on a spring that discharges 81 million gallons per day into Jacks Fork River, one of the most photographed sites in Missouri
Round Spring Cavern a cave tour operated by the National Park Service on the banks of the Current River, one of the most accessible of Missouri’s 7,500+ documented caves
Jacks Fork River for a quieter, more intimate alternative to the Current, with exceptional bluff scenery and fewer canoes on the water
Recommended For
Canoeists and kayakers of all experience levels the Current and Jacks Fork are gentle enough for beginners on most sections and interesting enough for experienced paddlers
Families the gravel bar camping culture here is one of the finest family outdoor experiences in the Midwest
Cave enthusiasts Missouri’s 7,500+ documented caves include numerous NPS and state-operated tours within a short drive of the rivers
Anyone seeking genuine Ozark culture in a landscape that has remained essentially unchanged for generations
National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City is a site I would put on any serious American history traveler’s list regardless of their specific interest in the First World War, because the quality of the interpretive experience here is exceptional by any standard. The memorial itself the Liberty Memorial was dedicated in 1921 in the presence of the supreme commanders of the Allied forces, including General John Pershing and Marshal Ferdinand Foch, making it one of the very few memorials dedicated while the principal military commanders of the commemorated conflict were still alive. The 217-foot memorial tower was added in 1926. The museum beneath and around the memorial was federally chartered as the national WWI museum in 2004 and extensively expanded, with the current facility opening in 2006.
The glass floor walkway over 9,000 red poppy replicas representing the Allied casualties of a single day in the war is the most immediately striking feature walking over it, looking down at 9,000 flowers representing 9,000 deaths from a single day, recalibrates your understanding of the scale of the war in a way that statistics do not. The artifact collection is extraordinary: over 75,000 objects including rare trench art, personal diaries, weapons, uniforms, and equipment from all the major combatant nations. I spent nearly four hours inside and left feeling I had experienced the war more fully than I had from any previous reading.
What Visitors Can Explore
The glass floor walkway over 9,000 red poppy replicas one of the most powerful immersive historical experiences I have had in any American museum
Over 75,000 artifacts from all major WWI combatant nations, the most comprehensive collection in the world
The Liberty Memorial tower, dedicated 1921 in the presence of Allied supreme commanders including Pershing and Foch, with an observation deck at 217 feet
Immersive trench experience recreating the conditions of Western Front trench warfare
The only permanent display in the US dedicated to the full scope of the First World War from all national perspectives
Recommended For
History enthusiasts of any specific period interest WWI’s role in shaping the 20th century makes this relevant beyond military history alone
Families with older children and teenagers
Educators the museum has some of the finest educational programming of any history museum I have visited
Anyone who has ever walked past a WWI memorial and wondered what it was actually about
Neighborhoods Worth Exploring in Missouri
In addition to popular tourist spots, people can check out different neighborhoods and towns located across Missouri. These are the places I found most rewarding and that consistently surprised me with what they contained.
Cherokee Street, St. Louis
Known for:
A diverse and genuinely creative neighborhood anchored by antique shops, independent restaurants, Latin American taquerias, and art studios in a stretch of South St. Louis that has resisted gentrification while evolving steadily
Some of the finest and most affordable antique shopping in the Midwest, concentrated in a corridor that has been known for antiques since the mid-20th century
A local music and arts scene that operates largely independently of the tourist economy and gives the neighborhood a character that feels earned rather than constructed
Crossroads Arts District, Kansas City
Popular because of:
Kansas City’s most concentrated arts neighborhood, in a district of converted warehouses and light industrial buildings south of downtown where galleries, studios, restaurants, and craft breweries have established a genuine creative community
The First Fridays event on the first Friday of each month, when galleries open simultaneously and the streets fill with a crowd that draws both serious collectors and casual visitors
Proximity to the 18th and Vine Jazz District and the Nelson-Atkins Museum, making the Crossroads a natural anchor for a full day of Kansas City culture
Historic Downtown Hannibal
Recommended for:
The boyhood home of Samuel Clemens, who became Mark Twain and used Hannibal as the model for St. Petersburg, Missouri in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, with the actual house at 206 Hill Street where Clemens lived from age four through seventeen, open for tours year-round
A genuinely preserved small Mississippi River town where the bluffs, the river views, and the Main Street architecture give a real sense of the 19th-century river town Twain described
Cardiff Hill and the caves that inspired the cave scenes in Tom Sawyer, both accessible within walking distance of the historic downtown
Outdoor Places to Visit in Missouri
Those who enjoy being outdoors have many options in Missouri, and the Ozark Highlands in particular offer a quality of river and cave landscape that I did not expect to find in a state I had associated primarily with its cities.
Recommended Outdoor Destinations
Ozark National Scenic Riverways 134 miles of free-flowing spring-fed river with Big Spring, the largest single-outlet spring in the US, gravel bar camping, and canoe culture that has defined the Ozarks for generations
Ha Ha Tonka State Park a collapsed cave system that created a natural bridge, sinkholes, and dramatic bluffs above the Lake of the Ozarks, with the ruins of a 1905 stone castle perched on the bluffs above the water
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park a series of volcanic rock formations on the Black River that create natural water chutes and swimming holes, one of the finest natural swimming destinations in the Midwest
Taum Sauk Mountain the highest point in Missouri at 1,772 feet, within Taum Sauk Mountain State Park in the St. Francois Mountains, with a short loop trail to the summit and access to Missouri’s tallest waterfall at Mina Sauk Falls
Such places tend to attract the largest number of visitors during the summer months for river floating and cave tours, and during the fall foliage season in late October when the Ozark hardwood forests produce exceptional color against the limestone bluff landscapes.
Hidden Gems in Missouri
In addition to the popular tourist attractions in Missouri, there are several other places that people should visit when they go to this state. I found most of these by following local recommendations and by taking the state highways instead of the interstates whenever I had an extra hour.
Some of those places include:
Elephant Rocks State Park, Belleview a collection of billion-year-old granite boulders, the oldest exposed rock in Missouri, some of them 27 feet tall and weighing up to 680 tons, arranged in a line that early settlers called a train of circus elephants
Watkins Mill State Park a remarkably complete 19th-century textile manufacturing complex in Clay County, with the only pre-Civil War woolen mill in the country that still has its original machinery intact
The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library, Fulton the Church of St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, a 17th-century Wren church from London that was disassembled stone by stone after the Blitz, shipped to Fulton, and rebuilt on the campus of Westminster College, where Churchill delivered his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech on March 5, 1946
Arrow Rock State Historic Site a tiny Missouri River town of about 60 permanent residents that was a major frontier outfitting point in the 1820s and 1830s, with more buildings on the National Register of Historic Places per capita than almost any other community in Missouri
Katy Trail State Park a 240-mile rails-to-trails bicycle path following the Missouri River across the state from Clinton to Machens, the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, passing through river towns, vineyards, and limestone bluffs
I drove to Fulton specifically to see the Winston Churchill Memorial and found a 17th-century Christopher Wren church standing in a small Missouri college town, reassembled stone by stone from the ruins of a London church bombed in the Blitz. Below it, a section of the actual Berlin Wall. Churchill delivered the speech that named the Iron Curtain in this building in 1946, in a Missouri town of about 12,000 people, because Harry Truman who was from Missouri invited him. Standing in that building, in that town, thinking about how that speech in that specific place shaped the entire second half of the 20th century, was one of those moments where the compression of history into a single room made my head spin a little.
The above places provide a good opportunity for tourists to explore the local area instead of the crowded tourist destinations, and in Missouri that often means finding a piece of American history so specific and so well-preserved that you wonder how you have gone this long without knowing it existed.
Best Time to Visit Missouri
Several options are available for visiting Missouri, and the state’s central location gives it a continental climate with genuinely distinct seasons worth considering:
Spring season April and May are my honest first recommendation. Temperatures are mild across the state, the Ozark rivers run at their fullest and clearest, dogwoods and redbuds bloom across the hill country in colors that stop you mid-drive, and the Gateway Arch riverfront is at its most active before the summer heat arrives.
Fall season October is the finest month to drive the Katy Trail along the Missouri River, float the Current River one last time before the season winds down, and visit Kansas City when the barbecue culture is at its most social and the Nelson-Atkins sculpture garden is at its most beautiful in the falling leaves.
Summer season June through August brings peak Ozark river floating season, with the Current and Jacks Fork at their warmest and most popular. Cave tours are coolest in summer Missouri’s caves maintain a constant 56 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, making them welcome relief in July heat.
During these seasons, one may experience:
Comfortable temperatures for the Gateway Arch tram and riverfront, the Kansas City arts and barbecue culture, and the Ozark river country
Ozark river floating and cave exploration at their most accessible and most rewarding
Outdoor experiences along the Katy Trail, Ha Ha Tonka, and the St. Francois Mountains that showcase Missouri’s more underappreciated natural landscapes
Travel Tips for Visiting Missouri
Stay Close to Popular Places
One should stay in hotels near popular tourist spots to avoid traveling long distances to reach attractions. St. Louis downtown or the Midtown arts district puts you within easy walking distance of the Gateway Arch and within a short drive of Forest Park, Cherokee Street, and the Anheuser-Busch brewery. In Kansas City, the Crossroads Arts District and the Country Club Plaza area are both practical bases with easy access to the Nelson-Atkins, the WWI Museum, and the barbecue institutions. For the Ozarks, Eminence or Van Buren on the Current River give you direct access to the riverways without unnecessary driving.
Use Local Public Transportation
Rental cars and rideshare vehicles are common among tourists who visit Missouri. St. Louis has the MetroLink light rail connecting the airport to the downtown Gateway Arch area and continuing into Illinois, which I found useful for navigating between the riverfront and the Midtown neighborhoods. Kansas City has a streetcar running through the downtown core. For the Ozarks, the Katy Trail, and the rural corners of the state, a car is essential and the drives are genuinely rewarding, particularly along the Missouri River corridor and through the Ozark hill country on US-60 and MO-19.
Go to Tourist Spots Early
Popular attractions have many visitors throughout the day, especially on weekends and holidays. At the Gateway Arch, the tram queue can reach two hours on summer weekend afternoons booking tickets online in advance and arriving when the park opens at 9am eliminates this entirely. Kansas City’s most celebrated barbecue restaurants develop significant waits by noon on weekends; arriving at the 11am opening gives you the shortest queue and often the best service. The Current River is busiest on summer weekends, and arriving at the outfitter by 8am lets you get on the water ahead of the main rush.
Explore Places Outside Tourist Locations
Some tourists discover billion-year-old granite boulders in a state park that almost nobody visits, a Christopher Wren church rebuilt from Blitz rubble in a small college town, a 240-mile bicycle trail along the Missouri River, and one-room frontier outfitting towns with more historic buildings per capita than most major cities while exploring Missouri. The state highways particularly MO-19 through the Ozarks, US-61 along the Mississippi, and the Katy Trail corridor along the Missouri are where the state’s real personality lives, and none of them are on the interstate.
Frequently Asked Questions About Missouri
How many days do tourists need to stay in Missouri?
The majority of tourists stay from 5 to 10 days in Missouri, where they can visit St. Louis, Kansas City, and the Ozark Riverways in a single trip without feeling rushed. Five days covers St. Louis and Kansas City properly with one day in the Ozarks. Ten days lets you add the Katy Trail, Hannibal, a serious Ozark float trip, and several of the hidden places that make Missouri rewarding beyond its two main cities. I have visited Missouri four times and consistently found new things in each corner.
Is Missouri a good choice for a family vacation?
Yes, and across a wider range of ages and interests than most families expect. Children find the Gateway Arch tram ride genuinely thrilling in a way that is hard to replicate it is one of the more unusual physical experiences available in any American city. The Ozark river float trips with gravel bar camping are among the finest family outdoor experiences in the Midwest. Meramec Caverns and the other show caves throughout the state are consistently popular with children. The WWI Museum in Kansas City works well for families with older children and teenagers, and the Mark Twain sites in Hannibal give Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn readers a chance to stand in the actual landscape the books describe.
What kind of cuisine do tourists eat in Missouri?
Tourists usually try Kansas City burnt ends the caramelized, twice-smoked cubes of beef brisket point that originated as free scraps given to customers waiting in line at Henry Perry’s pit in the 1920s and are now one of the most sought-after barbecue cuts in the country. Beyond BBQ, St. Louis has its own regional food identity: the St. Louis-style pizza with its thin cracker crust and Provel processed cheese that inspires strong feelings in both directions; toasted ravioli, a local invention of the Italian-American restaurants in The Hill neighborhood; and the concrete, a thick frozen custard mixed with toppings sold at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Chippewa Street, a Route 66 institution since 1929.
Where do tourists prefer to stay when traveling to Missouri?
Many tourists like to stay close to St. Louis, Kansas City, Branson, and the Lake of the Ozarks. St. Louis has the widest range of accommodation options and works as a hub for the eastern part of the state including Hannibal and the Mississippi river towns. Kansas City is the natural base for the western portion including the WWI Museum, the barbecue trail, and the Nelson-Atkins. For the Ozark Riverways, smaller towns like Eminence and Van Buren have outfitter-adjacent lodging that puts you on the water with minimal morning logistics.
Conclusion
Missouri is a diverse state where tourists can see genuinely significant attractions the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, the world’s most comprehensive First World War museum, the birthplace of American popular music’s westward spread, and one of the finest spring-fed river systems in the country while also discovering interesting local places that the state keeps in plain sight for anyone willing to take the slower road.
From standing at the top of the Gateway Arch watching the Mississippi bend south below me, eating burnt ends at a Kansas City institution with a three-hour wait that I would do again tomorrow, floating the Current River for three days under Ozark skies dark enough to see the Milky Way from a gravel bar, standing in a Christopher Wren church in Fulton where Churchill named the Iron Curtain, and finding billion-year-old granite boulders in a state park that had room for my car and nobody else’s, there are many interesting things travelers can enjoy while exploring Missouri.
Tourists visiting Missouri often enjoy a combination of genuinely iconic American architecture and history in St. Louis, a barbecue and jazz culture in Kansas City that has shaped American food and music for a century, Ozark river and cave landscapes that belong to a completely different world from the interstate highways that cross the state, and a density of specific, unexpected historical significance that rewards the traveler who follows the signs they almost miss.
Whether it is a holiday, vacation, special event, or anything else, there are always people who choose to visit Missouri looking for memorable experiences and attractions and Missouri, true to its motto, does not try to impress you. It simply shows you what it has, and what it has turns out to be quite a lot.
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