Chill Out & Cool Off With Summertime Fun!

Escaping the summer heat is never a problem in Missouri, if escape is what you are seeking. Besides a bountiful supply of springs, streams and lakes, Missouri also boasts a number of man-made waterparks that provide hours of relaxing fun and summertime entertainment. In this issue, we explore both the man-made variety and the type that has been here for thousands of years.

 


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Get Wet: Missouri's Best Waterparks

The summer months can sometimes be grueling in Missouri, but summertime enthusiasts can escape the heat and humidty at any one of Missouri's elaborate waterparks.


TITANIC: Branson museum honors historic ship in a big way

She was said to be unsinkable, and for all practical purposes, she was. Despite finding an early grave in the icy depths of the Atlantic, the Titanic continues to live. Visitors to Branson can now learn about the historic ship and its fateful maiden voyage at a new museum that just happens to resemble a half-scale replica of the original.


Red State/Blue State
  

We're not talking politics here. We're talking about the intra-state baseball rivalry between fans of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals.

  
Geological Wonders of Missouri's Arcadia Valley

Mother Nature has a strange sense of humor, and nowhere is it more evident than in Missouri's Arcadia Valley, where a series of cataclysmic events that shattered the area created some of the most fascinating geological wonders in the Midwest.


Bates County Museum

Nearly 100 years in the making, the Bates County Museum has a new home, one that has made it possible to expand on the area's history in state-of-the-art fashion.


Negro Leagues National Baseball Museum

When baseball great Buck O'Neil was approached in 1990 about forming a Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame, his answer was no. The legendary Negro Leagues player from Kansas City said that the best players from his old league should be honored with all the other greats at Cooperstown. Instead, O'Neil suggested construction of a museum to teach young and old, alike, about an often-overlooked piece of American baseball history.

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