Love traveling but want to avoid the big-city crowds? Consider Platte City, Missouri, located just minutes from an international airport.

Attendance at Missouri State Parks dropped slightly from 2023 to 2024, with 19.8 million visitors last year, according to the department.

Missouri’s state parks are a treasure trove of natural wonders, historic sites, and outdoor adventures, making them the perfect place for camping enthusiasts. Whether you’re a tent camper seeking ...

Travelers’ Rest State Park welcomes more than 70,000 visitors each year, including 2,000 school children on field trips.

This lake and state park offer everything you want in an outdoor adventure, including boating and fishing, hiking and beaches on the shore, and camping options.

A recent archaeological field school at Missouri State University (MSU) found what they call a “momentous archaeological ...

The free, family-friendly concert is part of Missouri State Parks' annual Backyard Concert Series that began this year with a performance from John Williams and Robert Mackey on June 21.

Discover all about Illinois, including its iconic flag, detailed map, vibrant cities, and what truly makes the Prairie State ...

Jefferson City municipal government is negotiating with a third-party vendor to operate the city's parking lots and ...

With rising summer temperatures and a heat wave coming, the state of Missouri has issued recommendations and safety tips.

These misunderstood, wandering arachnids are often simply young males in search of love. Here's where you might see them in ...

The six-acre lake at the heart of Wallace State Park doesn’t announce itself with dramatic cliffs or thundering waterfalls. Instead, it sits there with quiet confidence, its surface rippling gently ...