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Tourist info: Missouri Division of Tourism,
Cellet Travel Services Ltd.
MISSOURI
Brook House, 47 High Street, Henley-in-
Arden, Warwickshire. B95 5AA
MISSOURI
the show me state
Tel: 01564 794999
Fax: 01564 795333
E-mail:
info@cellet.co.uk
Web:
www.VisitMO.co.uk
Land Area: 70,000 sq miles
Missouri is at the heart of Real
Population: 5,140,000
America, partly because of its location
and the major gateway of St Louis,
State Capital: Jefferson City
but mainly because it offers so much Largest City: St Louis
history, culture and warmth.
Local Time: CST – 6 hrs behind the UK
The city of St Louis is located on
Climate: Long hot summers and cold
the banks of the Mississippi River and
winters. Moderate rainfall throughout the
offers a unique blend of East and
year.
West. Its most famous symbol is the
National Parks: Jefferson National
Gateway Arch, the tallest monument
Memorial and another four sites under
in the United States. The old Route
National Parks administration.
66 runs through part of the city. Two
hours north, and you’re in Mark Kansas City, renowned for its beauti-
Twain country – see his boyhood ful fountains, parks and jazz clubs.
home and other literary sites. Few destinations across the world
If you only see one thing...
St Joseph on the Missouri River is have as much to offer the music lover
Ride to the top of the Gateway Arch in St Louis. See the city from 630ft.
forever associated with the famous as Missouri. Jazz became famous in
Pony Express which started here in Kansas City, which still has a thriving
Strange but true...
1860. See where outlaw Jesse James jazz culture. In St Louis, you can still
hung out with his gang. Then visit visit the authentic blues clubs where
Elvis is Alive Museum – located near St Charles. Bill Beeney, the owner of the museum,
Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin and Miles
believes that Elvis is not dead and his museum highlights conspiracy theories, Elvis
Davis all began their careers.
sightings and reports from ‘eyewitnesses’.
Branson, in the South of Missouri, is
considered the place for ‘Real
Look out for...
American Entertainment’ with over
Brad Pitt, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Kline Tina & Ike Turner and Chuck Berry.
45 theatres paying host to over 100
shows a day.
Tourist info: Travel Montana, Rocky
MONTANA
Mountain International UK, Woodpeckers
ANA
End, 93 Burridge Road, Burridge,
the big sky state
Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 1BY
MONT
Tel/Fax: 01489 557533 (trade)
Tel: 09063 640655
(consumer calls cost 60p per minute)
E-mail:
rmi.uk@btinternet.com
Web:
www.RMI-RealAmerica.com
Land area: 147,046 sq miles
and
www.visitmt.com
Population: 935,670
State Capital: Helena
From the plains of eastern Montana to History is all around; you can follow camps, see Indian pictographs dating Largest city: Billings
the western mountains; Montana’s sky the Lewis and Clark Trail, see the site of back more than 4,500 years, handle
Local time: MST – 7 hrs behind the UK
sets a stage of dramatic proportions. Custer’s Last Stand at Little Bighorn, dinosaur fossils in our county museums
Climate: Warm, dry summers with cool
Jagged peaks, soothing plains and open explore the ghost towns and old mining and palaeontology centres.
evenings. Cold, snowy winters tempered
space form an unforgettable landscape.
with sunshine and very dry air. Weather in
This state is perfect for those who love
If you only see one thing...
higher altitude areas, including National
the outdoor life. In summer think of
Glacier National Park is the “Crown Jewel of the North American Continent”, a place of
Parks, is variable with snow possible in
dude ranches, horseback rides, hiking,
natural beauty and majesty with a spectacular mix of wildlife, wilderness, sparkling lakes
mid-summer.
fishing, golf, cowboys and Indians,
and pine forests.
National Parks: Glacier National
rodeos and river rafting. Drive over 52- Park, Yellowstone National Park, Little
mile Going-to-the-Sun Road, which
On location... Bighorn National Battlefield, and three
crosses Glacier National Park from east
A River Runs Through It, The Horsewhisperer, Far & Away, Hidalgo.
other sites under National Parks Service
to west, for unforgettable scenery,
administration.
snow-capped mountains and wildlife Digging for dinosaurs...
including grizzly and black bears.
Visit dinosaur excavation sites, where fossils protrude from the earth and are delicately pre-
In winter, enjoy downhill and cross-
pared for removal to research labs. You can also visit the labs or hunt for fossils in the field.
country skiing or snowboarding. Ride for
Visit
www.mtdinotrail.org
miles on a snowmobile or dogsled.
Observe wildlife at our Watchable Strange but true...
Wildlife sites and see buffalo at the
What started as a friendly competition between ranchers in north central Montana has
National Bison Range. In Yellowstone
turned into a contest each Labor Day featuring over 50 sculptures in the annual ‘What the
National Park, geysers and mineral hot
Hay’ contest. It all began in 1989 when Don Derks decorated hay bales as a bull rider and
springs create magical hoarfrost and ice
put the sculpture out for show in his field along Highway 200.
formations.
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