MISSOURI
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Fast facts about Missouri | ||
| Population: 5,421,400 (16. largest) Area: 178,268 km2 (18. largest) |
Largest city: Kansas City Capitol: Jefferson City |
Lowest point: ? m Highest point: 540 m (Taum Sauk Mtn.) |
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Missouri lays in the middle of the USA. As I remember Missouri it is very green and a mixture of flat landscape and rolling hills. | ||
St. LouisSt. Louis lays at the Mississippi river on the border to Illinios - East St. Louis is in Illinois. St. Louis is especially famous for two things: Gateway Arch and Anheuser-Busch brewery. | ||
Gateway ArchGateway Arch is an 192 m high arch on the bank of the Mississippi River and is the tallest monument in the USA. Gateway Arch was built in the 1960's as a symbol of St. Louis as a gateway to the west. You can take an elevator to the top, but when we were there, the queue was very long so we took a river cruise on the Mississippi River instead. | ||
Gateway Arch (97 kb) |
Gateway Arch (143 kb) |
Gateway Arch (159 kb) |
Anheuser-Busch brewery | ||
Anheuser-Busch (87 kb) |
Anheuser-Busch - the brewery horses (129 kb) |
Anheuser-Busch (85 kb) |
Boat cruise on the MississippiInstead of seeing the Gateway Arch after hours of waiting we decided to take a boat cruise on the Mississippi River. | ||
Mississippi River (70 kb) |
River cruise boat (87 kb) |
Mississippi River (91 kb) |
Union StationThe old Union Station is now a shopping mall. | ||
Union Station (242 kb) |
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Other places in Missouri | ||
Nostalgiaville (181 kb) At the Kingdom City exit on I-70 is Nostalgiaville; a place with 50's and 60's kitsch. |
Farris Truck Stop (59 kb) Farris Truck Stop in Faucett / I-29 |
I-29 (53 kb) |
On the road again (47 kb) |
I 29 (44 kb) |
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