**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** After the seat of government moved to the city of Jefferson in 1826, the lower end of Jefferson Street became a lively commercial and transportation hub on […]
JEWELL CEMETERY STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** GEORGE JEWELL’S FAMED FAMILYA stone wall and iron gates surround the grave of George A. Jewell. A well-known educator and a governor of Missouri are among the […]
LOCUST CREEK COVERED BRIDGE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Covered bridges are nostalgic reminders of days gone by. Locust Creek Covered Bridge not only reminds us of how “life’s highway” has changed, but also how traveled […]
MARK TWAIN BIRTHPLACE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Nothing says “Missouri literature” like Mark Twain. And nothing says “Mark Twain was here” like the state historic site that bears his name. Mark Twain Birthplace State […]
MASTODON STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Looking to take a trip to where something big happened? Try Mastodon State Historic Site. The site is the home of the Kimmswick Bone Bed. It is one […]
MISSOURI MINES STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Lead has been big business in the eastern Ozarks since about 1720. Come explore its history and see the processing plant of the former St. Joe Lead […]
NATHAN BOONE HOMESTEAD STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Nathan Boone was a genuine Missouri icon – a hunter, soldier, surveyor, and businessman. Boone carried his father’s name – he was the youngest son of Daniel […]
OSAGE VILLAGE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Osage Village State Historic Site is located in Walker, Missouri. The quiet and peaceful hilltop scenery only hints at the presence of a village that once housed between […]
SANDY CREEK COVERED BRIDGE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** An estimated 30 covered bridges once spanned many of Missouri’s rivers and creeks, providing vital links to travelers. Today, Missouri’s four remaining covered bridges only serve as […]
SAPPINGTON CEMETERY STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site houses the grave of a prominent area doctor, Dr. John Sappington, as well as, two Missouri governors. Gov. Meredith Miles Marmaduke became […]
SCOTT JOPLIN HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** An authentic player piano fills the air with Scott Joplin melodies as you walk through the modest flat on Delmar Boulevard that Joplin and his wife Belle […]
ST. JOE STATE PARK
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** The roar of engines breaks the stillness of the Old Lead Belt at St. Joe State Park. St. Joe State Park is one of two off-road vehicle […]
THOMAS HART BENTON HOME AND STUDIO STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Thomas Hart Benton’s life is present in both his home and his paintings. Both are preserved at Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site. A trip […]
TOWOSAHGY STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Visitors will discover an archaeological treasure at Towosahgy State Historic Site. Located in southern Mississippi County, the site preserves the remains of a once flourishing Indian community. […]
TRAIL OF TEARS STATE PARK
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Gain a better understanding of one of the saddest chapters in American history at Trail of Tears State Park. This is where nine of the 13 Cherokee […]
UNION COVERED BRIDGE STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Covered bridges are a reminder of days gone by, representing slower-paced times and an era of fine craftsmanship. Union Covered Bridge, one of only four standing covered […]
WATKINS WOOLEN MILL STATE HISTORIC SITE
**To keep up to date with any park changes, alerts and to plan your MISSOURI STATE PARK GETAWAY go to the official Missouri State Park website by clicking HERE.** Stepping on to the grounds of Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site is like stepping into 19th century pastorale. Many of the buildings that Waltus Watkins spent half […]