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Venturing into Mid-Missouri

Residents agree that Columbia is a terrific place to live, work and play, but Mid-Missouri offers a plethora of small towns to visit as well. Each town has its own unique history and attractions to enjoy and explore. Whether your interests lie in history, shopping or wineries, Columbia is just a short car (or bike) trip away from these little adventures.

-Just 15 minutes west of Columbia, Rocheport is nestled along the KATY Trail and the Missouri River. Once a trading post and now on the National Register of Historic Places, Rocheport is home to antique shops, fine restaurants and Les Bourgeois Winery, which overlooks the Missouri River and offers a breathtaking view of the sunset each evening.

-The site of Winston Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech, Fulton is a quick half-hour drive away. Today, the Westminster College campus features "Breakthrough," a Berlin Wall sculpture, as well as the Winston Churchill Memorial Library and Museum, which resides in a church designed by Sir Christopther Wren; a can't miss stop for a history buff.

-The 30-mile drive to Missouri's State capital, Jefferson City, includes a glimpse of the capitol building along the skyline as you make your way south. The historic city sits on the Missouri River and is home to the Capitol Building, the Governor's Mansion, Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, Runge Nature Center and other exciting attractions.

-Historic Arrow Rock offers something for everyone. Once a stop on the Santa Fe Trail, Arrow Rock offers historic buildings, delightful shops and the Lyceum Theatre, Missouri's oldest professional summer reperatory theatre. The Arrow Rock State Historic Site offers camping, a hiking trail and a visitors center with a museum.

-Head north to the Amish country at Clark. The well-tended farms of the Amish spread out for miles in this rich agricultural area. Here you'll see the most modern and the most primitive farming methods where Amish farmers still work their fields with horses and plows. Many goods are available at various farms and general stores.

 

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