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Missouri (IPA: /mɪˈzʊ.ɹi/) is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by eight states Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri was originally purchased from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The Missouri Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state in 1821. The state has 114 counties and one independent city.

St. Louis, a large city in Missouri is known as the "Gateway to the West" because it served as a departure point for settlers heading to the west as well as the starting point and the return destination of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is a state with both Midwestern and Southern cultural influences, reflecting its history as a border state between the two regions. The state is named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe whose Illinois name, ouemessourita (wimihsoorita), (meaning "those who have dugout canoes". The confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers is located in Missouri.

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Great dive locations in Missouri:


Missouri is a state in the American Midwest and it is known as the "Show Me State".

Regions
  • Northeast Missouri – includes Hannibal and Kirksville
  • Northwest Missouri – includes St. Joseph
  • St. Louis Area – St. Louis metro area including St. Louis and St. Charles
  • Kansas City Area – Kansas City metro area including Kansas City and Independence
  • Central Missouri – includes Jefferson City and Columbia
  • Southeast Missouri – Includes Ste. Genevieve, Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau
  • Southwest Missouri Is in the Ozarks – includes Springfield, Joplin, West Plains, and Branson.


    • Cities

  • Branson
  • Cape Girardeau
  • Columbia
  • Hannibal
  • Hermann
  • Independence
  • Jefferson City – State capital
  • Joplin
  • Kansas City
  • Neosho
  • St. Joseph
  • St. Louis
  • Sedalia
  • Springfield


    • Other destinations

  • Mastodon State Historic Site Imperial, MO (636) 464-2976
  • Ste. Genevieve -- first settlement and oldest brick building still intact today west of the Mississippi River
  • Lake of the Ozarks


    • Understand


    According to William Least Heat Moon, in Blue Highways, St. Louis is the last Eastern city and Kansas City is the first Western city.

    Missouri is known as the "Show Me State". What that means is a person from Missouri will not believe unless they are shown. The slogan is not an official one, but it does appear on the license plates. It is an endearing statement that people from Missouri say, "I'm from Missouri, you have to Show Me!".

    Get around

    Numerous interstates and highways cross the state.
  • Interstate 70 connects St. Louis and Kansas City via Columbia.
  • Interstate 55 runs from St. Louis along the Mississippi River south towards Memphis.
  • Interstate 44 runs from St. Louis to Springfield, Joplin, and on into Oklahoma. Most of the route parallels Historic Route 66.
  • Interstate 35 runs from Kansas City to the northeast towards Des Moines and to the southwest towards the Kansas suburbs of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and later on into Wichita, Kansas.
  • Interstate 29 runs from Kansas City to the northwest towards Omaha/Council Bluffs. The route begins in Downtown Kansas City and parallels US Highway 71 to the north.
  • US Highway 71 runs north-along the western part of the state from Iowa to Arkansas, and connects Kansas City and Joplin.
  • US Highway 60 runs along the southern portion of the state running from Kentucky to Oklahoma. Between Cape Girardeau and Springfield, all but 60 miles is divided highway. West of Springfield, a short connector route (Missouri Highway 360) connects the road with Interstate 44.

    • Missouri Map features a detailed scrollable road map which be viewed and printed in sections.

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