8 Area Attractions

• Columbia. University of Missouri campus. The home of the state university, destination for countless football and basket ball fans, and a center of economic development.
  http://www.missouri.edu/
  
  
• Fulton. Churchill monument. Two colleges in one small town, plus a fine museum in honor of Winston Churchill’s "iron curtain" speech. A monument includes pieces of the Berlin Mall.
  http://www2.westminster-mo.edu/cm/index.asp
  
  
• Hannibal. This is the place to experience Missouri as it was in the time of Mark Twain, author of Life on the Mississippi, Hucklebery Finn, Tom Sawyer and other classics.
  http://www.hanmo.com/
  
  
• Huzzah Creek and Meramec River canoeing. Sullivan, Steelville, Meramec State Park. Canoeing in this part of Missouri has traditionally been wonderful, but realize the experience can be very different depending upon the time of year, time of week and time of day. Avoid summer weekends if you mind crowds.
  http://www.rollanet.org/~zcom/mcfa/ozout.html
  
  
• Jefferson City. The state capital building is impressive, as is the state library, the governor’s mansion and a number of other sites.
  http://www.jcchamber.org/
  
  
• Lake Carlyle. If you enjoy sailing and other forms of boating, see this Corps of Engineers created lake.
  http://www.carlylelake.com/
  
  
• Meramec Caverns. The reason behind the biggest collection of bill boards in the state. This is only one of several intriguing caves in this part of Missouri.
  http://www.americascave.com/
  
  
• Springfield, IL. Another state capital, and a must see location for those interested in the history of Abraham Lincoln and the state of Illinois. Champaign-Urbana. University of Illinois campus. Home of a huge campus, and a variety of related institutions.
  http://www.springfield.il.us/