From Wikitravel

Missouri [1] is a state in the American Midwest and it is know as the "Show Me State".

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out

Regions

• Northeast Missouri – includes Hannibal and Kirksville
• Northwest Missouri – includes St. Joseph
• St. Louis Area – St. Louis metro area including St. Louis and St. Charles
• Kansas City Area – Kansas City metro area including Kansas City and Independence
• Central Missouri – includes Jefferson City and Columbia
• Southeast Missouri – Includes Ste. Genevieve, Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau
• Southwest Missouri Is in the Ozarks – includes Springfield, Joplin, West Plains, and Branson.

Cities

• Branson
• Cape Girardeau
• Columbia
• Hannibal
• Hermann
• Independence
• Jefferson City – State capital
• Joplin
• Kansas City
• Neosho
• St. Joseph
• St. Louis
• Sedalia
• Springfield

Other destinations

• Mastodon State Historic Site Imperial, MO (636) 464-2976 [2]
• Ste. Genevieve -- first settlement and oldest brick building still intact today west of the Mississippi River
• Lake of the Ozarks [3]

Understand

According to William Least Heat Moon, in Blue Highways, St. Louis is the last Eastern city and Kansas City is the first Western city.

Missouri is known as the "Show Me State". What that means is a person from Missouri will not believe unless they are shown. The slogan is not an official one, but it does appear on the license plates. It is an endearing statement that people from Missouri say, "I'm from Missouri, you have to Show Me!".

Talk

Get in

Get around

Numerous interstates and highways cross the state.

• Interstate 70 connects St. Louis and Kansas City via Columbia.
• Interstate 55 runs from St. Louis along the Mississippi River south towards Memphis (Tennessee).
• Interstate 44 runs from St. Louis to Springfield, Joplin, and on into Oklahoma. Most of the route parallels Historic Route 66.
• Interstate 35 runs from Kansas City to the northeast towards Des Moines and to the southwest towards the Kansas suburbs of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and later on into Wichita, Kansas.
• Interstate 29 runs from Kansas City to the northwest towards Omaha/Council Bluffs. The route begins in Downtown Kansas City and parallels US Highway 71 to the north.
• US Highway 71 runs north-along the western part of the state from Iowa to Arkansas, and connects Kansas City and Joplin.
• US Highway 60 runs along the southern portion of the state running from Kentucky to Oklahoma. Between Cape Girardeau and Springfield, all but 60 miles is divided highway. West of Springfield, a short connector route (Missouri Highway 360) connects the road with Interstate 44.

Missouri Map features a detailed scrollable road map which be viewed and printed in sections.

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Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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