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The Ozark Heritage Region is widely known for its rivers and streams, and beautiful deep woods. The Ozark Heritage Region is also rich in history.

All across our state you'll find stirring reminders of the people, places and events that make Missouri special. Intriguing museums, historic structures and living-history communities are waiting to share Missouri's fascinating past with you.

We showcase our ties to such famous Americans as explorers Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark, authors Mark Twain and Laura Ingalls Wilder, President Harry Truman, retail giant J.C. Penney, and war-hero generals John J. Pershing and Omar Bradley. And we recall Missouri's major role in the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, steamboat days, Pony Express and the Civil War.

The pioneer spirit that settled Missouri, starting in the 1730s, lives on at attractions celebrating the local histories of our cities and towns. You'll see how everyday life was lived, and where, from rustic log cabins and one-room schools to antebellum and Victorian mansions.

Come join us on a journey through time. In Missouri, you'll discover history isn't just interesting... it's downright fun!

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