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Downtown St. Louis recognized as one of the world’s top public places Washington, D.C. – Downtown St. Louis can claim home to one of the top designed public spaces in the world. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of their 2011 Professional Awards today, and St. Louis’ Citygarden earned an Honor [...]

Fulton, Mo. — Bob Priddy, News Director of MissouriNet and celebrated Missouri historian, will speak at the National Churchill Museum at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 22, to open a first-ever Missouri showing of Navy paintings by famous Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton. The public is invited to hear Priddy’s speech and view the paintings, in [...]

Fulton, Mo. – Plans have been finalized for the National Churchill Museum to host its first ever Smithsonian Institution exhibition entitled “The Way We Worked.” Scheduled for display February 11-March 10, 2012, the exhibit shares the stories of how work became a central element in American culture and the many changes affecting the workforce and [...]

St. Louis, Mo. – The Missouri Botanical Garden is proud to have its 2012 Japanese Festival selected as a Top 100 Event by the American Bus Association. The ABA’s Top 100 Events in North America is an annual compendium of the best events for group travel in the United States and Canada. Winners are selected [...]

Columbia, Mo. – The largest festival in Columbia, the Boone County National Bank’s Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival, is a nationally recognized two-day event that takes place in the heart of downtown Columbia.  Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ features some of the biggest names in music and some of the best barbecue in the [...]

Branson, Mo. – The top names in Southern Gospel offer up soul-stirring music in daily concerts at Silver Dollar City’s Southern Gospel Picnic, a celebration of the best in the genre served up along with hearty home cooking. The popular festival features top groups from traditional to contemporary for 12 days of uplifting harmonies at [...]

Jefferson City, Mo. (August 4, 2011) – On September 24, 2011, in celebration of National Museum Day, take advantage of free admission to museums you find right here in Missouri. Through a nationwide partnership with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C., and hundreds of museums across the nation, Museum Day offers the opportunity to [...]

  Jefferson City, Mo. – Missouri has a strong appreciation for art. From local galleries and art studios to exhibits in metropolitan museums, art is widely showcased throughout the state. This fall and into the winter, the Show-Me State is hosting several unique art events, and visitors can expect art in multiple media, including sculpture, [...]

Jefferson City, Mo. – When most people think about seeing priceless works of art, they generally picture a cool dark museum space, well removed from the light of day. But great art and great weather don’t have to be mutually exclusive; Missouri offers a number of art “galleries” that offer the perfect combination of natural [...]