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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just in time for the start of the summer travel season, the Missouri Division of Tourism is happy to announce the opening of the newest Official Missouri Welcome Center, located beside northbound I-55, at mile marker 20.2, in southeast Missouri near Hayti. The public and media are invited to attend a [...]

Jefferson City, Mo. — George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) is renowned as one of the classic artists of the American West. Through his paintings, rather than prose, he chronicled everyday life on the western frontier, fur trappers and boatmen, steamboats and landscapes, political and military leaders, and the harsh realities of the American Civil War. Although [...]

Winter will be here before Jack Frost can say Show-Me State. A week or so ago, I was putting up outdoors Christmas decorations, while wearing a short-sleeved shirt, with no jacket. Two days later, when I went for a walk around the Capitol, I was encased in corduroy slacks, a down coat, scarf, gloves and [...]

  The famous 1850 quote is: “Go west, young man.” (Research shows that exact phrase did not actually appear in the writings of, nor was it uttered by, Horace Greeley or John Soule; but that’s another story.) So let’s go with it, because at the time, Missouri was the west. In fact, St. Louis is [...]

Jefferson City, Mo., – Missouri’s iconic, unique and diverse attractions are featured in the 2011 Official Missouri Travel Guide, the Missouri Division of Tourism’s annual travel publication, which is free and now available at Official Missouri Welcome Centers, local chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, and visitor information centers statewide.You can order a copy [...]

What is The National Register of Historic Places all about? You’ve heard of it. You’ve even been to places that proudly advertise: “On the National Register.” And, I’m sure you’ve said to yourself: “Huh? What’s up with that?” Jefferson City, Mo., – Doesn’t it simply mean that place is more than 100 years old? No! [...]

  Jefferson City, Mo. – You devoured part of a turkey, some mashed potatoes and a few green beans, then had a generous portion of pumpkin pie with a dollop of Cool Whip. It’s time to work off those calories before the follow-up round of overeating begins next month. Learning more about Missouri’s wild side [...]

St. Louis, Mo. – For the second consecutive year, the Missouri Division of Tourism has earned a Gold Adrian Award for its advertising campaign from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI). The campaign, entitled, “Don’t Take Less of a Vacation, Take a Vacation for Less in Missouri,” created by the St. Louis office [...]

Jefferson City, Mo. – From museums and state parks to homes dating to the 1700s, there are countless places around Missouri where the state’s history and heritage are preserved, meaning the Show-Me State is home to dozens of destinations where guests almost literally step back in time. One such place is Missouri Town 1855, located [...]

Jefferson City, Mo. – Missouri’s Civil War history and heritage is the focus of a new website being launched by the Missouri Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission as the 150th anniversary of the war’s beginning approaches. The new website, www.MoCivilWar150.com, features information on a variety of topics, including the Civil War’s key figures and their specific [...]