Missouri Regions & Places Missouri history is everywhere in the Show-Me State. With world-class art institutions and volumes of historical importance, Missouri is a uniquely rich cultural experience. Learn about Missouri history when you visit a Civil War battlefield or tour the boyhood home of Mark Twain. Discover your new favorite artist at the Saint Louis Art Museum or explore the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Whatever your cultural interest, the Show-Me State is thoroughly equipped to enlighten and entertain. Learn about Missouri history at one of hundreds of attractions and museums throughout the state.
For outdoor activities Missouri offers breathtaking scenery, hundreds of conservation and natural areas, 87 state parks and historic sites, the vast Mark Twain National Forest, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the 240-mile Katy Trail (America's longest rail-to-trail conversion) and thousands of hunting and fishing spots.