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issouri is at the heart of Real America, partly because
of its location and the major gateway of St Louis, but mainly because it offers so much history, culture and warmth. The city of St Louis is located
on the banks of the Mississippi River and is home to the Gateway Arch, the tallest monument in the United States. The old Route 66 runs through part of the city and continues south and west through Joplin, Missouri. St Joseph “Where the Pony
Express Began and Jesse James Ended” on the Missouri River is forever associated with the famous Pony Express which started here in 1860 as well as being where notorious outlaw Jesse James lived and was killed. From St. Joseph, travel a bit south to the state's largest city, Kansas City, known for its swinging jazz, mouthwatering barbecues, visual and performing arts scenes, and more than 200 sparkling fountains.
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MISSOURI The Show Me State
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Few destinations across the
world have as much to offer the music lover as the state of Missouri. In St Louis, you can still visit the authentic blues clubs where Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin and Miles Davis all began their careers. Branson, in the South of Missouri,
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is dubbed the “Live Entertainment Capital of the World,” with more than 100 live performances per day, three pristine lakes, 12 championship golf courses, and an award-winning theme park.
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STATE SECRET... Marceline, Missouri is the boyhood home of Walt Disney and home to the Walt Disney Hometown Museum. “To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since - or are likely to in the future" Walt Disney.
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DON'T MISS... Kansas City barbecue began in the early 1900s in an old trolley barn. Now in the nearly 100 barbecue joints smoking in Kansas City, there is a melding of flavours and styles.
cold winters. Moderate rainfall throughout the year National/State Parks: 50 International Gateways: St. Louis and Kansas City
STATE SECRET... Lake McDonald is Glacier National Park's biggest lake; ten miles long and 472 feet deep. The wildlife-viewing here can be spectacular, with species including bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, black bear, and whitetail and mule deer.
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egin with two of the world's greatest treasures, the crown
of the continent, Glacier National Park, where mountain goats pose in their home of unparalleled scenery, and Yellowstone National Park where primal geothermal forces gush out of the earth while bison graze. Next, fill the wide-open spaces between the national parks with wilderness refuges, rodeos and festivals, soaring Rocky Mountains, vast prairies, rivers and lakes, art galleries, agricultural communities and
modern cities, museums, elegant resorts and unpretentious ranches and abundant wildlife. Beneath the vast blue sky, choose
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DON’T MISS... Great Falls, usefully located south east of Glacier National Park en-route to Yellowstone. The city is home to one of the most impressive collections of western art at the C M Russell Museum and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
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from a plethora of activities from whitewater rafting or river floating, downhill skiing, snowmobiling or snowshoeing, hiking, horse riding or mountain or road biking or world- class lake and fly fishing. In the evening, soak in a hot spring pool beneath our stars, sip local wines or microbrew while dining on bison or burgers or relax with lemonade on a
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country porch. Year-round, Montana’s communities serve as gateways to days of adventure and an evening of relaxation. Explore our past, but enjoy the present. Follow the Lewis and Clark Trail, see the site of Custer’s Last Stand at the Little Bighorn, explore the ghost towns and old mining camps, experience a Native American powwow or follow the Montana Dinosaur Trail.
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The lakes and wide open spaces of Montana
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cool evenings. Cold, snowy winters tempered with sunshine and very dry air. Weather in higher altitude areas is variable with snow possible in mid-summer National/State Parks: 6 International Gateways:
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MONTANA The Big Sky State
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Population: 5,987,500 State Capital: Jefferson City Largest City: Kansas City Local Time: Central Standard Time,
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