Onondaga Cave State Park in Missouri spans 1,300 acres along the Meramec River near Leasburg in Crawford County, renowned for its namesake National Natural Landmark cave featuring stunning speleothems like towering stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, and an underground river that draws visitors on guided tours from spring through fall.
Lake of the Ozarks State Park is Missouri's largest state park, spanning 17,625 acres along 85 miles of shoreline on the Grand Glaize Arm of the massive Lake of the Ozarks reservoir in Camden and Miller counties.
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site in Missouri preserves the 1837 log cabin home of Nathan Boone, youngest son of legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone, and his wife Olive, located two miles north of Ash Grove in Greene County.
St. Joe State Park in Missouri spans 8,243 acres on the south side of Park Hills in St. Francois County, along the Saint Francois Mountains, built on former St. Joe lead mine tailings and featuring a massive 2,000-acre off-road vehicle riding area with wooded trails, hill climbs, sand flats, and rocky lake beds for ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, and more.
Trail of Tears State Park in Missouri spans 3,415 acres along the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau County near Jackson, serving as a memorial to the Cherokee forcibly removed during the tragic 1838-1839 Trail of Tears when nine detachments crossed the river in brutal winter conditions, with thousands perishing.
Fantastic Caverns in Springfield, Missouri, is America's only ride-through cave, offering a unique, fully guided tram tour that lasts about 55 minutes.
City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, is an imaginative and interactive museum housed in a former shoe factory, featuring a unique mix of repurposed architectural and industrial objects.
Osage Village State Historic Site in Vernon County, Missouri, preserves the archaeological remains of a major Osage Native American village that thrived between 1700 and 1775 on a hilltop near the Osage River.
Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site near Osage City and Jefferson City, Missouri, preserves a key Lewis and Clark Expedition campsite from June 1-3, 1804, where William Clark climbed the hill on June 2 to note two Native American burial mounds and enjoy a delightful prospect of the Missouri and Osage rivers' former confluence.
Chaumette Vineyards and Winery, established in 1990 by Hank and Jackie Johnson, is located in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, near the first French colonial settlement west of the Mississippi River.
Bike Stop Cafe, located at 701 S Riverside Drive in St. Charles, Missouri, is a unique combination of a bike shop and a cafe situated right on the Katy Trail across from Frontier Park.
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site in Missouri preserves the 31-room, 12,000-square-foot summer lodge built in four phases from 1897 to 1928 by Sedalia attorney John Homer Bothwell atop a 120-foot bluff on his Stonyridge Farm property north of Sedalia in Pettis County.
Big Sugar Creek State Park is a rugged 2,082-acre Missouri park in the Elk Hills region of McDonald County, about five miles east of Pineville near the Arkansas border, established in 1992 to protect the Elk River watershed.
Cuivre River State Park is a large Missouri park of more than 6,400 acres about 50 miles northwest of St. Louis, near the town of Troy in the Lincoln Hills region.
Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, preserves the modest 1.5-story frame house built in 1881 where the 33rd U.S. President was born on May 8, 1884, in the downstairs southwest bedroom, reflecting a typical late-19th-century western Missouri home with period furnishings.
Weston Bend State Park in Missouri spans 1,133 acres along the east bank of the Missouri River in Platte County near Weston, offering sweeping river views reminiscent of what Lewis and Clark saw in 1804, forested bluffs, bottomland woods, and excellent birdwatching during spring and fall migrations.
