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Highway 36. The VFW Memorial Highway

Explore Missouri Highway 36 - VFW Memorial Highway

Invention, innovation, history, Hollywood, heroes, and more: Missouri's Highway 36 may seem like just another long stretch of 4-lane highway ... but you'd be surprised. U.S. Route 36, known as Route 8 from 1922-1926, runs east–west through six states… Read more
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Discover Southeast Missouri's Elephant Rocks State Park

Elephant Rocks State Park, located in Southeast Missouri, is a unique geological formation, scenic landmark, and popular state park all rolled into one. At first blush, it seems a bit of a stretch to imagine a cluster of giant, billion-year-old bould… Read more
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SubTropolis - World's Largest Underground Business Complex

Deep beneath Kansas City, carved out of a layer of 270-million-year-old limestone, there is another world. A busting, productive world some 100 or more feet underground. A sprawling, subterranean complex the size of 140 football fields. SubTropolis. … Read more