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Bollinger Mill State Historic Site
113
Bollinger Mill Road
Burfordville, MO
573-243-4591 |
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Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is unusual in that it features both a
workable mill and a covered bridge, side by side. The Burfordville
Covered Bridge is the oldest of the four covered bridges still remaining
in Missouri. The site features a tree-shaded picnic area, a quarter-mile
of stream bank, fishing in the Whitewater River, and a historical
cemetery. The first floor of the mill is accessible and self guided with
interpretive labels. Interpreters are available to provide information
and answer questions. The side-by-side historic structures provide an
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Capaha Rose Garden
Capaha Park
Broadway Street & Perry Avenue
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-339-6340 |
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Cape Girardeau was once known as the City of Roses. In the
1940s, an incredible garden lined Highway 61 between Cape Girardeau and
Jackson. A present-day reminder of those bygone days is the Capaha Rose
Garden that is maintained by the Council of Garden Clubs that
maintain 42 beds devoted to over
200 varieties of roses and almost 1,000 plants. |
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Cape Girardeau Murals
Downtown District
Cape
Girardeau, MO
1-800-777-0068 |
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Murals have become a popular way for communities to exhibit their
heritage and culture. Cape Girardeau has a large number of murals that
make visiting them an attraction of their own. In Cape Girardeau the
floodwall along Water Street of the old downtown district has become a
canvas for Chicago artist Thomas Melvin’s Mississippi River Tales. This
mural features 24 panels that tell Cape Girardeau’s stories, from the
Native Americans to the Civil War and beyond. Other murals in the
downtown district include the Southeast Missourian’s Tile Murals, the
Coca-Cola Mural, the University Mural, the Bicentennial Mural, the
Heritage of Music Mural, and the Missouri Wall of Fame. |
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Cape Girardeau Nature Center
2289
County Park Drive
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-290-5218 |
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The
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center showcases the rich cultural
history and diverse natural resources of Southeast Missouri. Indoors,
the nature center features hands-on exhibits for all ages, a 160-seat
auditorium, three classrooms, a scientific research laboratory,
freshwater aquariums, an indoor wildlife viewing area, and a gift shop.
The nature center grounds include gardens featuring native wildflowers,
a Kid's Fishing Pond, and nature hiking trails that rolling river hills
with sinkholes, deep hollows, and ravines covered with prominent stands
of poplar and oak. The grounds include a hummingbird garden, native
plant landscape, a reconstructed swamp and a demonstration marsh. |
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Cape River Heritage Museum
538
Independence Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-334-0405 |
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The Cape River Heritage Museum located in an old police and fire
station and is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the unique
character of southeastern Missouri. The museum hosts ever-changing
exhibits, educational programs, special tours, community, and social
events that are open to families, school groups, organizations, tour
groups and the general public. |
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Crisp Museum
One
University Plaza
175 Cultural Arts Center
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-651-2260 |
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The
Rosemary Berkel and Harry L Crisp II Museum is located at Southeast
Missouri State University's new River Campus. This museum features fine
art exhibitions and interpretive regional history displays. The Museum
Theatre runs a seventeen-minute video introducing visitors to southeast
Missouri’s rich natural and human history. The Permanent Exhibition
Gallery displays, artifacts, and multimedia installations explore
aspects of the region’s geology, pre-history, transportation,
agriculture, and Civil War battles. The Temporary Exhibition Gallery
features changing exhibitions displaying works by local, regional,
national, and international artists.
For information on current and future exhibitions visit the
Crisp Museum website. |
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Fort D
920
W. Fort Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-339-6340 |
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Cape
Girardeau was one of the most fortified cities in the United States
during the Civil War. Today all that remains of Cape Girardeau’s fort
system is Fort D overlooking the Mississippi River. Fort D consisted of
earthwork walls with a palisade wall of upright logs along the rear that
was pierced by a gate. In 1936 the local American Legion purchased the
fort as a public park for the city. The Works Project Administration
agreed to perform restoration on the earthworks and improvements in the
form of a replica powder house. Major stabilization and improvements to
the site began in 2005 with new interpretive signs and the fort being
used as a site for Civil War living history. |
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Glenn House
325
S. Spanish Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-335-1631 |
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The Glenn House is a vernacular farmhouse style house that was
completed in 1883. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
the house is currently owned by the Historical Association of Greater
Cape Girardeau. The house has been faithfully restored and has many
original architectural features. Authentic period furniture graces its
restored rooms depicting late Victorian life around 1900. |
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McKendree Chapel
Bainbridge Road
Jackson, MO
573-204-3633 |
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The
Old McKendree Chapel, a national Methodist shrine, was the second
meeting house constructed by the Methodists in Missouri and is regarded
as the oldest Protestant church structure standing west of the
Mississippi River. The Old McKendree Chapel is situated on two pastoral
acres in a grove of oak and maple trees. With the trees providing shade
and the spring at the base of the rise dispensing refreshing cold water,
this peaceful setting was an ideal location for camp meetings with the
first meetings being held on the site as early as 1806. |
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Old Bridge Overlook
Morgan Oak Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO |
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In
the summer of 1928 a bridge was built across the river and was hailed as
“The Gateway to the Ozarks.” This bridge was built for the cars of the
day and was only 20 feet wide and big trucks routinely bumped mirrors
when they passed each other. After a new bridge was opened in 2003 the
portal of the old bridge was left standing. This portal has since been
incorporated into a river overlook as part of the new River Campus of
the Southeast Missouri State University. This overlook includes a
viewing scope that provides a commanding view of the Mississippi River
and there is access to the River Campus Trail. |
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Old St. Vincent’s Church
629
William Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-335-9347 |
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Old St. Vincent's Church was built in 1853 on the original site
of the Louis Lorimier's Red House. Old St. Vincent's Church Renaissance
architecture, referred to as English Gothic Revival style, is a rare
example of this style of church in America. The church was doomed for
destruction when a new parish church was built in 1976 but a small group
of people set about to save the original parish church. Restorations
have included both interior and exterior renovation. The church is open
for Mass on Sundays and for group guided tours by appointment. |
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Red
House
128
S. Main Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
1-800-777-0068 |
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At the turn of the 19th century Lorimier's Trading Post was the largest
and most well known trading post between St. Louis and Memphis. Traders,
Native Americans, and local residents came to the post to either buy or
trade for needed goods. Lewis Meriwether stopped by Lorimier's trading
post for supplies in 1803. The Red House Interpretive Center is a
replica of a French Colonial style home built for the Cape Girardeau
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration. The Center also interprets
different aspects of life at the turn of the 19th century. |
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River Campus Art Gallery
Seminary Building Room 106
518 S. Fountain Street
Cape
Girardeau, MO
573-651-2663 |
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The River Campus Art Gallery is part of the Earl and Margie
Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts on the beautiful new River
Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The 1,275 square-foot
gallery space is located in the historic Seminary Building, a renovated
space that houses offices, studios and classrooms for the Departments of
Art, Music and Theater and Dance. The River Campus sits on the banks of
the Mississippi River adjacent to a beech-shaded park with walking
paths, a gazebo and sweeping views of the river.
For information on current and future exhibitions visit the
River Campus Art Gallery website. |
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Trail of Tears State Park
429
Moccasin Springs
Jackson, MO
573-290-5268 |
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Trail of Tears State Park is a memorial to the members of the
Cherokee tribe that lost their lives during their forced relocation in
the winter of 1838-39. The peaceful, serene setting and the abundance of
recreational opportunities of the 3,415-acre park are in sharp contrast
to the tragic history that gives the park its name. The park preserves
the native woodlands much as they appeared to the Cherokee. Mature
forests cover much of the park, which is characterized by sharp ridges
and steep ravines. Located directly on the Mississippi River, visitors
can view the plentiful wildlife, including white-tailed deer, turkeys,
hawks and foxes. The park offers camping, fishing, swimming, hiking,
backpacking, primitive camping and equestrian pursuits. |
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For Travelers Heading Up River |
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French
Colonial Country
Down river of St. Louis and the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway
area is French Colonial Country. This five county area
was heavily influenced by the French fur traders who inhabited the region
from 1700 to 1840. Attractions include the town of Ste. Genevieve with the
largest concentration of French Colonial architecture in North America,
Forts de Chartre and Kaskaskia in Randolph County, and the Cahokia complex
in St. Clair County. |
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