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A tram takes visitors to the top of this 192-meter-high monument to Westward expansion. Look out over the Mississippi River, then take a riverboat tour at sunset, when the light reflects beautifully off the arch.

Located in Kansas City, the museum’s standout is its Asian Art collection. Another marvel is the museum’s new Bloch Building, whose modern exterior offers a contrast to the main building’s neoclassical design.

Missouri’s largest state park offers fishing, swimming, hiking, biking and much more. Walk the trail at Coakley Hollow Fen Nature Area to see springs and glades or ride horseback through the woods.

Perhaps the USA’s most famous humorist, Twain’s life and work are showcased here, in his childhood home. Tour this National Historic Landmark, which includes several historic homes and a museum that features photographs, writings and other artifacts, as well as the writer’s typewriter and desk.

This is Missouri at its finest: the beauty of the Ozarks combined with all of the ways to experience it. You’ll find a golf course, cave, nature trail, a natural history museum, restaurants, historic buildings and a wine cellar.

St. Louis’ urban park is packed with art and history museums, golf courses, tennis courts, playgrounds, dining and the Jewel Box, a gorgeous Art Deco greenhouse featuring a glass roof that reaches 15 meters high.

Visit the castle ruins (what’s left of a stone mansion, that is) looking out over Lake of the Ozarks, then hike 24 kilometers of trails to find sinkholes, caves, prairies and valleys.

Trace the story of this musical genre in an environment that showcases every aspect of it. Enjoy live music, interactive exhibits and one-of-a-kind blues artifacts as well as films, lectures and other programs.

This is the U.S. beer company’s oldest and largest brewery. Much of the campus is a piece of 19th-century history: Take a beermaster tour, go to beer school and visit the famous Clydesdale horses.

The nation’s longest rails-to-trails project lets you bike across the state or just wander through the fields, bluffs and small towns within its environs. Go birding or horseback riding along this extensive trail, which will take you through some of the most scenic parts of the state.