Things to Do in Missouri
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Branson Landing Cruises
Branson, Missouri
Two boats -- the yacht-like Landing Princess and a paddle wheeler, the Lake Queen -- sail on Lake Taneycomo from downtown Branson to Mt. Branson, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner cruises that range from pizza feasts to country-style cooking. ...
Boat Ride
City Museum
St. Louis, Missouri
If Willy Wonka were to build a children's museum, it would be this one. Kids travel between levels via slide, "swim" through a river filled to waist level with plastic balls, and prowl subterranean tunnels lit by candlelight....
Special Collection
Theater
Gateway Arch
St. Louis, Missouri
The soaring, twisting, 63-story Gateway Arch never fails to mesmerize with its views over the Mississippi to the east and the vast city that sprawls to the west. ...
Historical Landmark
Scenic Landmark
Gondola
History Museum
Grant's Farm
St. Louis, Missouri
Adults know it as the ancestral home of Budweiser beer's Busch family, but kids love Grant's Farm for the animals they can touch, pet, and feed here. ...
Special Collection
Petting Zoo
Zoo
Train
Silver Dollar City
Branson, Missouri
This small but packed-full-of-fun theme park with an 1880s Ozark miner/mountain theme has something for every age range. ...
Amusement Park
St. Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, Missouri
Just reaching the parking lot that is surrounded by a massive collection of old trains is enough to elicit "Wow!" from the backseat set; they'll be off and running among the parked rails in the outdoor train yard at the first opportunity....
Special Collection
Train
St. Louis Cardinals Baseball
St. Louis, Missouri
The soul of baseball—fans who truly care and the team that loves them back—lives in St. Louis at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals play in the National League....
Baseball
St. Louis Zoo
St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis Zoo is completely transporting. African animals resemble dry savannahs and desert oases, and visitors walk from the southern hemisphere's lighting conditions in the penguin habitat into the northern hemisphere's puffin exhibit. ...
Petting Zoo
Zoo
Star Clipper
St. Louis, Missouri
Kids may be accustomed to getting their entertainment online, but you'll have a chance to introduce them to a good old-fashioned comic book shop at Star Clipper, much to the delight of both generations. ...
Boutique
Table Rock State Park
Branson, Missouri
Lush Table Rock Park offers a bit of hiking to balance out the many opportunities for fun on the water, from renting jet skis and pontoon boats to joining a catamaran cruise or parasailing. ...
Hiking
Bicycling
Boating
Sailing
Swimming
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