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Pony Express Museum - St. Joseph, Missouri
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Harry Kline

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Published on 05-29-2011 12:05 AM
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The Pony Express route ran from St Joseph to Sacramento, California, and this was the eastern terminal. It only ran for 19 months in 1860-61, but achieved western history and ...

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Precious Moments Park and Chapel - Carthage, Missouri

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George Carey

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Published on 07-06-2011 12:02 AM

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A theme-park and retail attraction based on Samuel Butcher's 'Precious Moments' figurines introduced in the 1970's, the park and ...

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Riverview Park - Hannibal, Missouri

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Harry Kline

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Published on 08-14-2015 12:17 AM

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A visit to Hannibal must include the homes and sites that inspired Mark Twain in his Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn books, but another place to go is Riverview Park with views of the Mississippi River and a memorial to Samuel Clemens. The park has several scenic overlooks, hiking trails, picnic tables and a playground. It is peaceful and serene up on the bluff. ...

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Shoal Creek Living History Museum - Kansas City, Missouri

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Dennis Goza

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Published on 08-20-2014 01:08 AM

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Consisting of 20 authentic 19th-Century buildings on 19 rustic acres, Shoal Creek preserves the lifestyle of Missouri of bygone days through a series of tours, ...

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St. Louis City Museum - St. Louis, Missouri,

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Dennis Goza

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Published on 06-06-2012 03:41 AM

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The first thing you notice is the odd assortment of items mounted on the building's rooftop, including a ferris wheel, a giant praying mantis and a school bus dangling precariously over the edge. And then you see the aircraft with people climbing on them and between them. This is ...

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St. Louis Union Station - St Louis, Missouri

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Published on 01-02-2012 02:26 AM

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Once the hub of rail transportation in America, brightened by the hospitality and charm of the legendary Harvey Girls, the architecturally distinctive Union Station is now a shopping, dining, hotel and entertainment complex oozing with nostalgia. A free museum of memorabilia is on the ...

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The Awakening - Chesterfield, Missouri

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Published on 02-23-2013 01:28 AM

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Sculptor Seward Johnson (whose grandfather, founded Johnson + Johnson) originally created this arresting aluminum sculpture of a giant breaking out of the earth in 1980 for exhibit in ...

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