Cape Girardeau Missouri

Discover a Missouri town that offers a unique safari, where you can have a close encounter with an alligator, a python, and a lemur. Also visit a museum that contains 15,000-year-old pottery, plus a Civil War Fort and the Shipyard Music Festival.

Get into the holiday spirit by planning to visit this very special Yule Log Cabin and Barn, tucked away in the woods down a quarter-mile lane. See 185 decorated trees and buy unique decorations.

Here’s a look at five communities in Missouri that have faced challenges but have put in the work to renew, restore, and rebuild their business districts.