Why Famous

• Missouri vacation rental houses and cabins are a great choice for lodging.
• Missouri's geography is highly varied.
• The confluence of the mississippi and missouri rivers is located near st. louis.
• North of the missouri river lie the northern plains that stretch into iowa, nebraska, and kansas.

Destination Facts

• Missouri is a state in the midwest region of the united states.
• Bordered by iowa, illinois, kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, oklahoma, kansas and nebraska.
• It comprises 114 counties and one independent city. missouri's capital is jefferson city. 
• The four largest urban areas are columbia, kansas city, st. louis, and springfield.
• Missouri was originally acquired from france as part of the louisiana purchase and became defined as the missouri territory. 
• Part of the missouri territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state in august 10, 1821.

Area Information

• The boundary between the northern plains and the ozark region follows the missouri river from its mouth at st. louis to columbia. 
• This also corresponds to the southern most extent of glaciation during the pre-illinoian stage which destroyed the remnant plateau to the north but left the ancient landforms to the south unaltered.
• The ozark boundary runs southwestward from there towards joplin at the southeast corner of kansas. 
• The boundary between the ozark and lowland regions runs southwest from cape girardeau on the mississippi river to the arkansas border just southwest of poplar bluff.

Why Visit Missouri

• For nature and adventure lovers, Southeast Missouri is your region.
• The Victorian homes in Charleston are compelling to see.
• Genevieve consists of approximately 50 historic structures.
• Genevieve Museum includes both Native American and Civil War relics.

Best Time to Visit Missouri

• Summer is  a great time to visit Missouri.
• Another great time to visit Missouri is during the winter.

Transport

• Air:- The state of Missouri has two major airport hubs: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and Kansas City International Airport.
• Rail:- Two of the nation's three busiest rail centers are located in Missouri. Kansas City is a major railroad hub for BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad. It is one of the largest (track mileage) systems in the USA. Preliminary planning was being performed for a light rail system in the Kansas City area.
• Rivers:- The Mississippi River and Missouri River are commercially navigable over their entire lengths in Missouri. The Missouri was channelized through dredging and jettys and the Mississippi was given a series of locks and dams to avoid rocks and deepen the river.
• Roads:- The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began its Smoother, Safer, Sooner road-building program with a goal of bringing 2,200 miles (3,500 km) of highways up to good condition
• Interstate freeways: Interstate 29, 35, 44, 55, 57, 64, 70, 72, 229, 435(Perimeter aruond kansas city)and etc.
• United States Routes: U.S. Route 59, 159, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 169, 71, 275, 40, 50, 460(Decommissioned in missouri) and etc.

Precautions

• Low Missouri River forces water company to take precautions.
• Should take safety precautions if more record heavy rains fall across the state.

Lifestyle

• Jefferson City is ripe with history and culture.
• Southwest Missouri is truly a blend of nature and culture
• Music and variety shows are only part of the fun at Branson.
• Very complete activity-based resort area in the Ozarks.

Languages

• English

Budget

$50-$200