Northwest Missouri Tourism
Northwest Missouri Tourism on MissouriBeautiful.com Northwest Missouri Tourism - your Northwest Missouri Tourist Guide to Vacations, Attractions and Events
State of Missouri Arboretum - Maryville, Missouri
State of Missouri Arboretum - Maryville, Missouri On the campus of Northwest Missouri State University, over 1,300 trees provide spring flowers, summer shade, fall colors, and winter shelter. The arboretum containes over 111 tree species, ninety-four of which are deciduous broadleafs, fourteen are evergreen needleleafs, and three are deciduous needleleafs.
Andrew County Historical Society and Museum - Savannah, Missouri
Andrew County Historical Society and Museum - Savannah, Missouri The Historical Society collects, preserves and exhibits the rich heritage of Andrew County since 1841.
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - St. Joseph, Missouri
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art - St. Joseph, Missouri The Albrecht-Kemper houses one of the finest collections of 18th, 19th and 20th century art in the midwest with over 3000 works. Art classes for children and adults offered throughout the year. Meeting and dining facilities available.
Patee House Museum and Jesse James Home - St. Joseph, Missouri
Patee House Museum and Jesse James Home - St. Joseph, Missouri Hotel Patee House was the center of the nation’s Westward expansion from the start of the Pony Express to the death of Jesse James. It was opened by John Patee as a luxurious hotel in 1858 to serve travelers as the railroad pushed west to St. Joseph.
Glore Psychiatric Museum - St. Joseph, Missouri
Glore Psychiatric Museum - St. Joseph, Missouri Dioramas span the history of treatment for mental illness — witch burnings and devil stompings; the "Bath of Surprise," a gallows-like platform that dumped a patient into icy water; and a working model of O’Halloran’s Swing, in which strapped-in patients spun at up to 100 RPMs. The museum was identified as one of the 50 most unusual museums in America.
Missouri Theater - St. Joseph, Missouri
Missouri Theater - St. Joseph, Missouri The St. Joseph Symphony, The Performing Arts Association and Robidoux Resident Theatre present the majority of their seasons in the Missouri Theater. In addition, the Voices of America, the St. Joseph Community Chorus, the St. Joseph Show Chorus of Sweet Adelines, and CAP (Creative Arts Productions) have regular presentations in the theater.
National Military Heritage Museum - St Joseph, Missouri
National Military Heritage Museum - St Joseph, Missouri Located in a Harvey Ellis designed brick building that was once the city’s first police station, this museum contains exhibits and artifacts that depict all branches of the Armed Forces, ranging from the Civil War to present times.
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Library - St. Joseph, Missouri
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Library - St. Joseph, Missouri The Society promotes the study and research of family history in Northwest Missouri serving: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties.
The Pony Express National Museum - St. Joseph, Misouri
The Pony Express National Museum - St. Joseph, Misouri April 3, 1860 is the date of the first rider leaving Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri with saddlebags filled with mail to be delivered on the 2000 mile route to Sacramento, California.
Robidoux Row Museum - St. Joseph, Missouri
Robidoux Row Museum - St. Joseph, Missouri Some of newcomers, especially those who had come up the Missouri River by steamboat, found it difficult to find places to live while their new homes were being built. To meet the need for temporary housing, Robidoux built a series of seven connected houses, or apartments, on the north side of his new town.
