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Missouri is known for:
- Ozark Mountains
- Prairies
- Italian food
- Mark Twain
Popular Tourist Attractions
Popular Tourist Attractions
- City Museum: Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Country Club Plaza: Shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Crown Center: Commercial neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Gateway Arch: Monument in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Grant’s Farm: Former Busch family estate, located in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Lake of the Ozarks: Reservoir in central Missouri.
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Botanical garden in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Saint Louis Science Center: Science museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Saint Louis Zoo: Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Silver Dollar City: Theme park in Branson, Missouri.
- Six Flags St. Louis: Theme park in Eureka, Missouri.
- Table Rock Lake: Reservoir in southwestern Missouri.
- The Magic House: Children’s museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Titanic Museum: Museum in Branson, Missouri.
- Worlds of Fun: Amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.
Popular Iconic Missouri Foods
Missouri is famous for the following foods:
St. Louis-Style Pizza
Toasted Ravioli
Gooey Butter Cake
Slinger
Pork Steaks
Red Hot Riplets
Fun Facts
- The state of Missouri was named after a tribe of Sioux Indians of the state called the Missouris. The word “Missouri” means “wooden canoe people” or “he of the big canoe.”
- The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is the tallest man-made national monument in the United States. It stands 630 feet tall.
- Richland, Missouri, is the only city in the U.S. with a cave restaurant.
- Kansas City, Missouri has more fountains than any city in the world except Rome. Hence Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains.
- St. Joseph, Missouri was the starting point of the famed Pony Express.
- In 1873, Susan Elizabeth Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis.
- Eight different states border Missouri, making it the state with the highest number of neighboring states. Tennessee also has eight bordering states.
- Missouri has more than 6000 known caves.
- In University City, Missouri, it is illegal for a person to have a yard sale on the front yard.
- Missouri is one of two states with an official State Grape. Missouri’s State Grape is Norton/Cynthiana grape.
This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.
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