St. Joseph: More than just a stop on the Pony Express
St. Joseph is home to iconic places, including Jesse James’s home, the Pony Express birthplace, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ training camp. History flows through this town where museums tell the stories of this westward jumping-off point and where new stories are beginning.
Relics: Stars and Stripes Museum and Library
Since the first Stars and Stripes was printed in Bloomfield in 1861, the Department of Defense designated Bloomfield as the birthplace of the Stars and Stripes newspaper. The Missouri Stars and Stripes was printed only once during the Civil War. It wouldn’t see publication again until World War I, when it was an eight-page weekly. Publication stopped after WWI, then for the first nine months of World War II, it was restarted.
New Cambria House Spans Centuries, Many Generations
Like most old houses, a two-story home built around 1890 in New Cambria has layer upon layer of stories—both the kind you tell and the kind you build.
A Latino Arts Festival, Urban Hikes, An Arcade, and More in Kansas City
Dine on a historic streetcar, take an urban hike, celebrate Latino art and more in KC.
Visit The Corn Cob Pipe Capital
Washington, Missouri, offers museums, restaurants, antique stores, and of course, Missouri Meerschaum Company.