Tourism

In Missouri's defense, this place isn't meant to be a tourist trap, but that is exactly what it is now. It's a pile of very radioactive rocks and people are flocking to it for some unknown reason.

If you enjoy camping, there's one place in Illinois that comes highly recommended and it can accommodate 129 tents. It was just named the best place to camp in the Land of Lincoln.

There are many lookout towers in our national forests that are off-limits. However, there is one in Missouri that you really can climb and the view from the top of it is stellar.

If you want to drive Missouri's most scenic road, you need to be prepared to make a run through the Ozarks. Literally. The name even says so.

If there is anything that Missouri does exceptionally well, it's lakes. Two of the Show Me State's best waterways have just been included in the top 25 coolest Midwest lake vacation spots in America.

There are few phrases in life that are better than "your money is no good here" meaning there's no cost involved. Missouri has an amazing number of places you can visit that provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences without costing you a penny. Let's explore some of the best in the Show Me State.

Wanna get away, but can't decide if you want to go to a petting zoo or an Airbnb? You can have both in one Missouri place that does give you a place to sleep and also lots of animal petting possibilities.

It's larger than the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and it's full of fish. Lots and lots of fish. It's been named the best aquarium in America 4 times and it's in Missouri. Oh, and it lets you swim with sharks - really.

This does not necessarily mean we're gonna see the Property Brothers walking down Broadway in Hannibal, but it is nice that HGTV has just named the city as one of America's most charming small towns that you need to visit in 2023.

I'm gonna file this one under "tell us something we don't know", but it's still cool that Hannibal was called out as being one of the top 11 summer vacation spots by a national site.