{
    "id": "mo-historic-sites",
    "name": "Historic Sites in Missouri: Hours, Admission and What to See",
    "description": "67 historic sites a visitor can go to in Missouri (National Park Service units, state historic sites, museums, battlefields, house museums) with town, county, region, hours, admission and the operator page each was read from.",
    "page": "https://itsmissouri.com/history/historic-sites/",
    "csv": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-historic-sites.csv",
    "json": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-historic-sites.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Missouri (itsmissouri.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Missouri (2026). Historic Sites in Missouri: Hours, Admission and What to See. https://itsmissouri.com/history/historic-sites/",
    "publisher": "It's Missouri",
    "geo_scope": "Missouri, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 67,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "type",
        "operator",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "theme",
        "era",
        "what_to_see",
        "hours",
        "admission",
        "free",
        "open_season",
        "official_url",
        "source_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Site name as the operator uses it",
        "type": "NPS unit, State historic site, Museum, Battlefield, House museum, Historic village, Historic district, Fort, Archaeological site, Memorial or Other",
        "operator": "Who runs it",
        "city": "City or town",
        "county": "County",
        "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)",
        "theme": "Main history theme",
        "era": "Main era",
        "what_to_see": "One-sentence description",
        "hours": "Hours as the operator lists them, or See official site",
        "admission": "Admission as the operator lists it, or See official site",
        "free": "yes, no, partly or unknown",
        "open_season": "Season or days open where stated",
        "official_url": "Operator's own page",
        "source_url": "Page the row was read from",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Gateway Arch National Park (Arch, Museum and Tram)",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis City",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Westward expansion; founding of St. Louis; Jefferson's continental vision",
            "era": "1764-1965",
            "what_to_see": "630-foot stainless steel Arch completed Oct. 28, 1965 (Eero Saarinen design); free Museum at the Gateway Arch; Tram Ride to the Top",
            "hours": "Visitor center/museum 9am-6pm daily (to 8pm Fri-Sat Memorial Day-Labor Day); grounds 5am-11pm; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day",
            "admission": "Museum free; From $15 (tram), adults 16+; from $11 ages 3-15; infants free; prices vary by date",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Old Courthouse (Gateway Arch National Park)",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis City",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Dred and Harriet Scott freedom suits; Virginia Minor suffrage case; St. Louis courts",
            "era": "1839-1930",
            "what_to_see": "Courthouse begun 1839 where the first two Dred Scott trials were held (1847 and 1850); Virginia Minor's voting-rights case tried here in the 1870s; reopened May 3, 2025 after a $24.5 million 2020-2025 renovation",
            "hours": "9am-5pm daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/och.htm",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/och.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "county": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "French colonial settlement in the Illinois Country",
            "era": "1750-1830s",
            "what_to_see": "First permanent European settlement in Missouri (established by 1750); rare vertical-log French colonial houses incl. Jean Baptiste Vallé House, Bauvais-Amoureux House, Green Tree Tavern; Le Grand Champ (Big Field); Welcome Center at 66 S. Main St.",
            "hours": "9am-5pm daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day",
            "admission": "Free (house tours free; same-day reservation, 15-person cap)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stge/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stge/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Harry S Truman National Historic Site (Truman Home and Truman Farm)",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Independence",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "33rd President Harry S Truman",
            "era": "1884-1972",
            "what_to_see": "Truman Home at 219 N. Delaware St. (lived there 1919-1972); Noland Home exhibits; Truman Farm, 12301 Blue Ridge Blvd., Grandview",
            "hours": "Truman Home tours and visitor center (223 N. Main St.) Wed-Sun 9am-5pm, closed Mon-Tue; Noland Home Wed-Sun 8:30am-4:30pm; Truman Farm grounds sunrise-sunset",
            "admission": "Free; same-day tour tickets required, first come first served, max 8 per tour",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wilson's Creek National Battlefield",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Republic",
            "county": "Greene",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West",
            "era": "1861",
            "what_to_see": "Site of the Aug. 10, 1861 battle, first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi where the first Union general (Nathaniel Lyon) was killed; 4.9-mile paved tour road loop with 7 stops incl. Ray House; museum with 28-minute film; Lyon bed",
            "hours": "Grounds 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset; motorized tour-road access from 8am; visitor center and museum 8am-5pm daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/wicr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/wicr/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "George Washington Carver National Monument",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Diamond",
            "county": "Newton",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "George Washington Carver; African American history; science",
            "era": "c.1864-1943",
            "what_to_see": "Birthplace and boyhood landscape of George Washington Carver; Carver Trail; ranger-led Carver trail tours daily at 10am and 2pm (about 1 hr 15 min); park established July 14, 1943",
            "hours": "9am-5pm daily; closed Thanksgiving, Dec. 25, Jan. 1",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gwca/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gwca/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (White Haven)",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Grantwood Village",
            "county": "St. Louis County",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Ulysses S. Grant; Julia Dent Grant; slavery in Missouri",
            "era": "1854-1859",
            "what_to_see": "White Haven, Dent family home where Grant met Julia Dent; from 1854 to 1859 the Dents, Grants and an enslaved African-American workforce lived on the property; free guided tours of the Main House",
            "hours": "Visitor center 9am-5pm daily; closed Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 25, Jan. 1",
            "admission": "Free (incl. guided Main House tours)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Arrow Rock State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Arrow Rock",
            "county": "Saline",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Boone's Lick Country river town; Santa Fe Trail era",
            "era": "1820s-1860s",
            "what_to_see": "J. Huston Tavern (1834), billed by the state as the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi; Old Courthouse; George Caleb Bingham's house; visitor center exhibits and video",
            "hours": "Grounds 7am-10pm daily; visitor center Mar-Nov 10am-4pm daily, Dec-Feb 10am-4pm Fri-Sun",
            "admission": "Grounds free; village tram tours by Friends of Arrow Rock for a 'nominal fee' (see official site)",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/arrow-rock-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/906/historic-site/arrow-rock-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Athens State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Revere",
            "county": "Clark",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Civil War - northernmost battle west of the Mississippi",
            "era": "1861",
            "what_to_see": "Battlefield on the Des Moines River where about 500 Union soldiers repelled nearly four times their number of pro-Southern State Guardsmen; Thome-Benning 'Cannonball House' pierced by a cannonball",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset daily; Thome-Benning House tours Apr-Oct Wed-Sun 10am-4pm, Nov-Mar by appointment",
            "admission": "Free entry; Thome-Benning House tour fee not stated - see official site",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round (house tours Apr-Oct)",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-athens-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/861/historic-site/battle-athens-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Carthage State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Carthage",
            "county": "Jasper",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "1861",
            "what_to_see": "Meadow and spring used as an encampment during the July 5, 1861 Battle of Carthage, which the state calls the earliest full-scale battle of the Civil War (11 days before Bull Run)",
            "hours": "Daylight hours",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-carthage-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/901/historic-site/battle-carthage-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Butler",
            "county": "Bates",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Civil War; first combat by Black soldiers",
            "era": "1862",
            "what_to_see": "Site of the Toothman Farm ('Fort Africa'), HQ of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry; first time Black soldiers engaged in combat in the Civil War; 0.5-mile Courage Trail with wayside exhibits",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/871/historic-site/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Lexington State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Lexington",
            "county": "Lafayette",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "1861",
            "what_to_see": "Oliver Anderson House with bullet holes and cannon-shot damage from the three-day September 1861 battle; battlefield tour; visitor center",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset; tours Apr-Jul Tue-Sun, Aug-Oct Wed-Sun (house 10am/noon/2pm, battlefield 11am/1pm/3pm); Nov-Mar by appointment",
            "admission": "Visitor center free; combined house + battlefield tour $6 adults, $4 youth 6-17, 5 and under free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Tours Apr-Oct",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-lexington-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/battle-of-lexington-hs/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Pilot Knob",
            "county": "Iron",
            "region": "Southern Ozarks",
            "theme": "Civil War - Price's Raid",
            "era": "1864",
            "what_to_see": "Fort Davidson earthworks and battlefield of Sept. 1864 battle in which Maj. Gen. Sterling Price led 8,000 men against the Union post; visitor center with fiber-optic diorama",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset; visitor center Apr 16-Oct 31 10am-4pm daily, Nov 1-Apr 15 Thu-Sun 10am-4pm",
            "admission": "Free (free tours during visitor center hours)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-pilot-knob-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/926/historic-site/battle-pilot-knob-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bollinger Mill State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Burfordville",
            "county": "Cape Girardeau",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "Milling; covered bridges",
            "era": "Civil War era-1900s",
            "what_to_see": "Four-story Civil War-era gristmill and the Burfordville Covered Bridge",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset; mill Apr-Oct Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Nov-Mar Thu-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; last tour 3pm",
            "admission": "Guided mill tour $5 adults, $4 youth 6-17, 0-5 free; self-guided first floor/basement",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/bollinger-mill-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/bollinger-mill-hs/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Boone's Lick State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Boonesboro",
            "county": "Howard",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Salt industry; Boone family; Boone's Lick Country",
            "era": "1805-1830s",
            "what_to_see": "Short trail to remnants of the salt springs commercialized by Daniel Boone's sons; outdoor exhibits on salt making",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round (may close in heavy snow/ice)",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/boones-lick-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/911/historic-site/boones-lick-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Sedalia",
            "county": "Pettis",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Early 20th-century country lodge",
            "era": "1897-1920s",
            "what_to_see": "31-room, 12,000-sq-ft lodge built atop two natural caves by lawyer John Homer Bothwell; mostly original furnishings; 3-mile trail",
            "hours": "Grounds 8am-sunset; lodge tours Apr 1-Sep 15 Thu-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm; Sep 16-Mar 31 Fri-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm; last tour 3pm",
            "admission": "Lodge tour $4 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/bothwell-lodge-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/bothwell-lodge-hs/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Osage City",
            "county": "Cole",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Lewis and Clark Expedition; American Indian mounds",
            "era": "1804",
            "what_to_see": "Trail past two American Indian mounds to the overlook William Clark climbed on June 2, 1804, viewing the Missouri-Osage confluence (expedition camped here June 1-3, 1804)",
            "hours": "Apr-Oct 6am-8pm daily; Nov-Mar 7am-7pm daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/891/historic-site/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Confederate Memorial State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Higginsville",
            "county": "Lafayette",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Post-Civil War veterans' home",
            "era": "1891-1950",
            "what_to_see": "Grounds of the former Confederate Soldiers Home of Missouri, which housed about 1,600 veterans and families for nearly 60 years; restored chapel and cemetery",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset; site office Apr-Sep Thu-Sat 8am-4pm, Sun noon-5pm; Oct-Mar Thu-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-5pm; tours by appointment",
            "admission": "Free (tours by appointment)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/confederate-memorial-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/811/historic-site/confederate-memorial-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Deutschheim State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Hermann",
            "county": "Gasconade",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "German immigration to the Missouri Rhineland",
            "era": "1836-1890",
            "what_to_see": "Pommer-Gentner House (1840, one of the oldest buildings in Hermann) and Carl Strehly House (1842); German Settlement Society of Philadelphia founded Deutschheim in 1836",
            "hours": "Tours Apr 1-Oct 31 daily 10am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm; Nov 1-Mar 31 Thu-Sun same times",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $3 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/deutschheim-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/deutschheim-hs/tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dillard Mill State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Davisville",
            "county": "Crawford",
            "region": "Southern Ozarks",
            "theme": "Ozark gristmill",
            "era": "1908",
            "what_to_see": "Red gristmill on Huzzah Creek completed in 1908, one of the state's best-preserved, with mostly original machinery",
            "hours": "Grounds May-Oct 8am-8pm, Nov-Apr 8am-5pm daily; mill tours May-Oct Wed-Sun, Nov-Apr Fri-Sun at 10am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm",
            "admission": "Free entry; no mill tour fee stated - see official site",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/dillard-mill-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/791/historic-site/dillard-mill-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Felix Vallé House State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "county": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "French colonial town after the Louisiana Purchase",
            "era": "1818-1830s",
            "what_to_see": "American-Federal style house built 1818, furnished as in the 1830s, showing American influence on French Ste. Genevieve",
            "hours": "Apr-Oct Wed-Sun 10am-4pm; Nov-Mar Thu-Sun 10am-4pm; tours 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm",
            "admission": "Tour $6 adults, $4 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/felix-valle-house-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/felix-valle-house-hs/interpretive-programs-and-tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "St. Charles",
            "county": "St. Charles",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Statehood; first state government",
            "era": "1821-1826",
            "what_to_see": "Rooms where Missouri's first legislature met in St. Charles, the first seat of state government",
            "hours": "Apr-Oct Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Nov-Dec Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Jan-Feb Tue-Sat 10am-4pm; Mar Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; tours on the hour (no noon tour)",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $3 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/first-missouri-state-capitol-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/key-location/first-state-capitol",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Laclede",
            "county": "Linn",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Gen. John J. Pershing; World War I",
            "era": "1860s-1880s",
            "what_to_see": "Nine-room Gothic-style house where Pershing grew up; Pershing Memorial Museum and Leadership Archives with free 30-minute presentation",
            "hours": "Site office and museum Tue-Sat 10am-4pm year-round; guided home tours temporarily unavailable (construction)",
            "admission": "Museum free; home tours $4 adults, $3 youth 6-17 when running",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/gen-john-j-pershing-boyhood-home-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/856/historic-site/gen-john-j-pershing-boyhood-home-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Gov. Daniel Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Herculaneum",
            "county": "Jefferson",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Missouri governors; public schools",
            "era": "1830s",
            "what_to_see": "Bluff-top grave of Missouri's fifth governor above the Mississippi River",
            "hours": "8am to one-half hour after sunset daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/gov-daniel-dunklins-grave-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/821/historic-site/gov-daniel-dunklins-grave-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Lamar",
            "county": "Barton",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "Harry S Truman",
            "era": "1884",
            "what_to_see": "Small frame house where Harry S Truman, the only U.S. president born in Missouri, was born",
            "hours": "Grounds sunrise-sunset; site Apr-Oct Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Nov-Mar Wed-Sat 10am-4pm",
            "admission": "Free tours",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/harry-s-truman-birthplace-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/851/historic-site/harry-s-truman-birthplace-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "New Madrid",
            "county": "New Madrid",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "Bootheel antebellum mansion",
            "era": "1860-1880s",
            "what_to_see": "15-room mansion completed in 1860 with much of the Hunter family's original furniture",
            "hours": "Tours Apr-Oct Tue-Sat 10am-3pm on the hour, Sun noon-3pm; Nov-Mar Tue-Sat 10am-3pm",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $3 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/hunter-dawson-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/hunter-dawson-hs/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Iliniwek Village State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Alexandria",
            "county": "Clark",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Illinois (Illiniwek) people; Marquette and Jolliet",
            "era": "c.1640-1670s",
            "what_to_see": "Only Illinois Indian village site found in Missouri, occupied about 1640 to the late 1670s; perhaps 8,000 people lived here when Jolliet and Marquette passed in 1673; short interpretive trail",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/iliniwek-village-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/781/historic-site/iliniwek-village-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Boone",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Pioneer cemetery; Missouri governors",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Grave of Gov. Charles Hardin and Jewell family members incl. William Jewell (founder of William Jewell College)",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/jewell-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/936/historic-site/jewell-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Meadville",
            "county": "Linn",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Covered bridges; early transcontinental roads",
            "era": "1868",
            "what_to_see": "1868 Howe-truss bridge, 151 feet, longest of Missouri's four remaining covered bridges; now relocated to the Pershing State Park day-use area",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset",
            "admission": "Free (bridge itself closed while approaches are built)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/locust-creek-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/826/historic-site/locust-creek-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Florida",
            "county": "Monroe",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)",
            "era": "1835",
            "what_to_see": "Two-room rented cabin where Samuel Clemens was born, first editions, a handwritten manuscript of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', furnishings from Twain's Connecticut home",
            "hours": "Museum Apr-Oct Tue-Sat 10am-4pm; Nov-Mar Fri-Sat 10am-4pm",
            "admission": "Free museum tour",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/mark-twain-birthplace-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/876/historic-site/mark-twain-birthplace-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mastodon State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Imperial",
            "county": "Jefferson",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Ice Age; Clovis Paleo-Indians",
            "era": "over 10,000 years ago",
            "what_to_see": "Kimmswick Bone Bed, first site in eastern North America where human coexistence with mastodons was conclusively shown (Clovis point found with mastodon bones, 1979); museum with mastodon skeleton replica",
            "hours": "Grounds 8am to half-hour after sunset; museum Mar 16-Nov 15 Wed-Sat 9am-4:30pm, Sun noon-4:30pm; Nov 16-Mar 15 Thu-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm",
            "admission": "Museum $4 ages 13+, 12 and under free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/mastodon-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/key-location/museum",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri Mines State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Park Hills",
            "county": "St. Francois",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "Lead mining in the Old Lead Belt",
            "era": "c.1720-1972",
            "what_to_see": "Former St. Joe Lead Co. mine-mill powerhouse turned museum with mining machinery and one of the Midwest's finest mineral collections",
            "hours": "Apr-Nov Wed-Sun 9am-5pm; Dec-Mar Sat-Sun 9am-5pm",
            "admission": "Museum $5 adults, $3 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/missouri-mines-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/missouri-state-mines/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri State Museum and Jefferson Landing State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Jefferson City",
            "county": "Cole",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "State history; capital city; river commerce",
            "era": "1820s-present",
            "what_to_see": "Missouri State Museum in the Capitol (natural and cultural history exhibits); free guided Capitol tours; Jefferson Landing's Lohman Building (steamboat-era commerce); Union Hotel/Rozier Gallery",
            "hours": "Capitol 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm Sat-Sun and state holidays; Jefferson Landing/Lohman Building Mar 1-Fri before Thanksgiving Mon-Fri 9am-3pm (closed rest of year); Union Hotel closed for construction",
            "admission": "Free (Capitol tours free)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/missouri-state-museum",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/971/historic-site/missouri-state-museum",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Ash Grove",
            "county": "Greene",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "Boone family; Ozark frontier",
            "era": "1830s",
            "what_to_see": "Last home of Nathan Boone (youngest son of Daniel Boone) and Olive Boone; family cemeteries",
            "hours": "Apr-Oct Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm; Nov-Mar Fri-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $3 youth 6-17, 5 and under free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/nathan-and-olive-boone-homestead-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/nathan-olive-historic-site/tours-interpretive",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Osage Village State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Walker",
            "county": "Vernon",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "theme": "Osage Nation",
            "era": "c.1700-1775",
            "what_to_see": "Hilltop site of a village of 2,000-3,000 people in about 200 lodges, inhabited 1700-1775; walking trail with outdoor exhibits",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/osage-village-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/836/historic-site/osage-village-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Hillsboro",
            "county": "Jefferson",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Covered bridges",
            "era": "1872",
            "what_to_see": "Red Howe-truss covered bridge built in 1872 by John H. Morse on the Hillsboro-St. Louis road",
            "hours": "8am to one-half hour after sunset daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/sandy-creek-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/941/historic-site/sandy-creek-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sappington African American Cemetery State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Arrow Rock",
            "county": "Saline",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Slavery and Black community history in Boone's Lick Country",
            "era": "1856-2012",
            "what_to_see": "Cemetery set aside in 1856 by Dr. John Sappington for people he enslaved; about 350 burials, most unknown; used by Black families of Arrow Rock after emancipation (last burial 2012)",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/sappington-african-american-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/921/historic-site/sappington-african-american-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Arrow Rock",
            "county": "Saline",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Missouri governors",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Graves of Dr. John Sappington and Governors Meredith Miles Marmaduke and Claiborne Fox Jackson",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset year-round",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/sappington-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/916/historic-site/sappington-cemetery-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Scott Joplin House State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis City",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Ragtime; Scott Joplin; African American music",
            "era": "1902",
            "what_to_see": "Flat on Delmar Boulevard where Joplin rented rooms in 1902; player piano; museum exhibits; Rosebud music hall",
            "hours": "Mar-Oct Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Nov-Feb Thu-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; tours hourly",
            "admission": "Tour $7 adults 18-64, $5 seniors 65+, $5 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/scott-joplin-house-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/scott-joplin-state-historic-site/interpretive-programs",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Regionalist art; Thomas Hart Benton",
            "era": "1939-1975",
            "what_to_see": "Benton's home and carriage-house studio left as he left it (he died in the studio in 1975); guided tours only",
            "hours": "Mon and Thu-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm; closed Tue-Wed; guided tours only",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $3.50 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/thomas-hart-benton-home-and-studio-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/thomas-hart-benton-home-stodio-state-historic-site/tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Towosahgy State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "East Prairie",
            "county": "Mississippi",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "Mississippian culture",
            "era": "A.D. 1000-1400",
            "what_to_see": "Mounds of a fortified Mississippian village and civic-ceremonial center; exhibit panels on archaeological excavations",
            "hours": "6am-dusk daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/towosahgy-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/801/historic-site/towosahgy-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Paris",
            "county": "Monroe",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Covered bridges",
            "era": "1871",
            "what_to_see": "1871 bridge, the only one of Missouri's four remaining covered bridges with a Burr-arch truss; served Monroe County travelers for 99 years",
            "hours": "Sunrise-sunset daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/union-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/hours/881/historic-site/union-covered-bridge-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Lawson",
            "county": "Clay",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "19th-century textile industry; farm life",
            "era": "1850s-1870s",
            "what_to_see": "Waltus Watkins's three-story woolen mill (the only 19th-century U.S. textile mill with original machinery intact, per the state), gristmill, 1850 Classic Revival house and outbuildings; visitor center",
            "hours": "Apr 15-Oct 31 Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm, Sun 10:30am-5pm; Nov 1-Apr 14 Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm, Sun 10:30am-4:30pm; call for tour times",
            "admission": "Tour $5 adults, $4 youth 6-17, 0-5 free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/watkins-woolen-mill-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/watkins-mill-state-historic-site/tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Trail of Tears State Park",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Jackson",
            "county": "Cape Girardeau",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "Cherokee removal (Trail of Tears)",
            "era": "1838-1839",
            "what_to_see": "Riverside park where nine of the 13 Cherokee detachments crossed the Mississippi in the winter of 1838-1839; visitor center exhibits",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free (state park admission)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/trail-tears-state-park",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/trail-tears-state-park",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Graham Cave State Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Danville",
            "county": "Montgomery",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Archaic and Dalton-period people",
            "era": "8,000-10,000 years ago",
            "what_to_see": "Cave mouth where excavations show people occupied the cave 8,000 to 10,000 years ago (Graham Cave is a National Historic Landmark)",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free (state park admission)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/graham-cave-state-park",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/graham-cave-state-park",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Route 66 State Park visitor center",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources)",
            "city": "Eureka",
            "county": "St. Louis County",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Route 66; Times Beach",
            "era": "1935-1985",
            "what_to_see": "Visitor center in the former Bridgehead Inn, a 1935 roadhouse on original Route 66, with Route 66 displays; park occupies the former town of Times Beach",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free (state park admission)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/route-66-state-park",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/route-66-state-park",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National Archives and Records Administration",
            "city": "Independence",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Truman presidency",
            "era": "1945-1953",
            "what_to_see": "Museum on Truman's life and presidency; Harry and Bess Truman are buried in the courtyard; museum opened 1957 and recently renovated",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm Apr-Dec (closed Sundays Jan-Mar); closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, 25, 31, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $10 seniors 62+ and veterans, $8 college students, $5 youth 13-18; 12 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/",
            "source_url": "https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/museum/hours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "National WWI Museum and Memorial (Liberty Memorial)",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National WWI Museum and Memorial (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "World War I",
            "era": "1914-1918; memorial dedicated 1926",
            "what_to_see": "Liberty Memorial (dedicated Nov. 11, 1926 by President Coolidge; National Historic Landmark 2006); Main Gallery; Liberty Memorial Tower; designated by Congress as the nation's official WWI museum (2004)",
            "hours": "Labor Day-Memorial Day Wed-Mon 10am-5pm, closed Tue; Memorial Day-Labor Day daily 10am-5pm",
            "admission": "General admission $19.50 adults, $15.50 seniors 65+ and military, $11.50 youth 6-15, under 6 free; tower and featured exhibition extra",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.theworldwar.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.theworldwar.org/visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Negro Leagues Baseball Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "African American baseball; 18th & Vine",
            "era": "1920-1960",
            "what_to_see": "Only national museum on African American baseball, two blocks from the Paseo YMCA where Andrew 'Rube' Foster founded the Negro National League in 1920; self-guided",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://nlbm.com/",
            "source_url": "https://nlbm.com/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "American Jazz Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "American Jazz Museum (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Kansas City jazz; 18th & Vine district",
            "era": "1920s-present",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of American jazz in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm; closed Mon Sept 14, 2026-May 31, 2027",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $12 seniors 65+ and students/educators, $10 youth 6-18, 5 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.americanjazzmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.americanjazzmuseum.org/visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum (nonprofit; see official site)",
            "city": "Hannibal",
            "county": "Marion",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Mark Twain; river town life",
            "era": "1840s-1850s",
            "what_to_see": "Boyhood Home (National Historic Landmark), Interpretive Center, Huck Finn House, Becky Thatcher House, J.M. Clemens Justice of the Peace Building, Grant's Drug Store, Mark Twain Museum Gallery (two-day ticket)",
            "hours": "Mar 16-Nov 2 daily 9am-5pm; Nov 3-Mar 15 daily 10am-4pm; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas",
            "admission": "$20 adults 18-59, $15 seniors 60+ and veterans, $6 students 6-17, 5 and under and Hannibal residents free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://marktwainmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://marktwainmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/hours-admission/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pony Express National Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Pony Express National Museum (nonprofit; see official site)",
            "city": "St. Joseph",
            "county": "Buchanan",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "theme": "Pony Express (1860-1861)",
            "era": "1860-1861",
            "what_to_see": "Museum telling the story of the Pony Express, which started its first run from St. Joseph on April 3, 1860",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm; Dec 1-Mar 1 Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $9 seniors 60+, $5 students, $3 kids 4-6, 3 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://ponyexpress.org/",
            "source_url": "https://ponyexpress.org/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jesse James Birthplace Museum (James Farm)",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "See official site",
            "city": "Kearney",
            "county": "Clay",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Jesse James; Civil War-era Missouri",
            "era": "1847-1882",
            "what_to_see": "Museum and the James family farm cabin; outdoor cabin tours daily; indoor cabin tours first Saturday of each month",
            "hours": "Jun-Aug daily 9am-4pm; Sep-May Mon-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; closed holidays",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $9 seniors 62+, $6 children 8-15, under 8 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.jessejamesmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.jessejamesmuseum.org/plan-your-visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "The Wilder Home Association (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Mansfield",
            "county": "Wright",
            "region": "Southern Ozarks",
            "theme": "Laura Ingalls Wilder; Little House books",
            "era": "1890s-1957",
            "what_to_see": "Rocky Ridge Farm house where Wilder wrote the Little House books (National Historic Landmark); museum",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12:30-5pm",
            "admission": "$18 adults, $8 children 6-17, 5 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "See official site",
            "official_url": "https://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "America's National Churchill Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Westminster College",
            "city": "Fulton",
            "county": "Callaway",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Winston Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech; Cold War",
            "era": "1946",
            "what_to_see": "Museum at Westminster College where Churchill delivered the 'Iron Curtain' speech on March 5, 1946; Westminster College Gymnasium is a National Historic Landmark",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 10am-4:30pm; closed Mon and Thanksgiving",
            "admission": "$18 adults, $16 active military and veterans, $10 youth 8-18/college students, 7 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org/hours-and-admission.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri Civil War Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Missouri Civil War Museum (nonprofit)",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis County",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Civil War in Missouri",
            "era": "1861-1865",
            "what_to_see": "Museum on Missouri's Civil War history at historic Jefferson Barracks",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm; last tickets 3pm; closed New Year's Day, 9/11, Thanksgiving, Dec 24-25",
            "admission": "$9 individual, $7 veterans and active duty, under 5 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mcwm.org/",
            "source_url": "https://mcwm.org/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Arabia Steamboat Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Arabia Steamboat Museum (private)",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Missouri River steamboat era",
            "era": "1856",
            "what_to_see": "Cargo recovered from the steamboat Arabia, which sank in the Missouri River in 1856",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 24-25",
            "admission": "$16.50 adults, $15.50 seniors 60+, $6.50 children 4-14, 3 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.1856.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.1856.com/hours-rates",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "National Frontier Trails Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "City of Independence",
            "city": "Independence",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Santa Fe, Oregon and California trails",
            "era": "1821-1869",
            "what_to_see": "Museum on the overland trails that began in Independence",
            "hours": "Year-round Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun closed; May-Sep Sun 1-5pm; last tour an hour before closing",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.independencemo.gov/nftm",
            "source_url": "https://www.independencemo.gov/nftm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Osage National Historic Landmark",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Jackson County Parks + Rec",
            "city": "Sibley",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Lewis and Clark; Osage trade; U.S. factory system",
            "era": "1808-1827",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed 1808 fort and trading post established under the Treaty of Fort Clark (first treaty with the Osage, Nov. 10, 1808); National Historic Landmark (1961)",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 9am-4:30pm, closed Mon; closed Jan 1-2, Jul 4, Nov 26-27, Dec 24-25",
            "admission": "$8 adults, $4 children 5-13, $4 seniors 62+",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/events-attractions/historic-sites/fort-osage",
            "source_url": "https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/events-attractions/historic-sites/fort-osage",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri Town Living History Museum (Missouri Town 1855)",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Jackson County Parks + Rec",
            "city": "Lee's Summit",
            "county": "Jackson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "Antebellum western Missouri town life",
            "era": "1820s-1860s",
            "what_to_see": "Living-history village of relocated 19th-century buildings",
            "hours": "Apr 1-Nov 15 Tue-Sun 9am-4:30pm; Nov 16-Mar 31 weekends only 9am-4:30pm; last admission 3:30pm",
            "admission": "$8 adults, $4 children 5-13, $4 seniors 62+, under 5 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round (weekends only in winter)",
            "official_url": "https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/events-attractions/historic-sites/missouri-town-1855",
            "source_url": "https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/events-attractions/historic-sites/missouri-town-1855",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Shoal Creek Living History Museum",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Kansas City Parks and Recreation",
            "city": "Kansas City",
            "county": "Clay",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "theme": "19th-century Missouri",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "80-plus-acre living-history village in Hodge Park with 19th-century buildings incl. Thornton Mansion; walking trails",
            "hours": "Park closes daily at sunset; buildings open for events/tours - see official site",
            "admission": "Grounds free; event admission e.g. $10 ages 10+, $5 ages 3-9",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://kcparks.org/places/shoal-creek-living-history-museum/",
            "source_url": "https://kcparks.org/places/shoal-creek-living-history-museum/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Campbell House Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Campbell House Foundation",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis City",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Gilded Age St. Louis; fur-trade fortune",
            "era": "1851-1938",
            "what_to_see": "Built in 1851, first house in the Lucas Place neighborhood; home of fur trader and entrepreneur Robert Campbell and his family from 1854 until 1938; original furnishings",
            "hours": "Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Mon-Tue by appointment",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.campbellhousemuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.campbellhousemuseum.org/hours-admission",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri History Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Missouri Historical Society",
            "city": "St. Louis",
            "county": "St. Louis City",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "St. Louis and Missouri history",
            "era": "1764-present",
            "what_to_see": "Exhibits on St. Louis and Missouri history in Forest Park",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mohistory.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.visitmo.com/things-to-do/missouri-history-museum",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "State Historical Society of Missouri - Center for Missouri Studies",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "State Historical Society of Missouri",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Boone",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Missouri history research and art collection",
            "era": "1898-present",
            "what_to_see": "Research center, art gallery (incl. Missouri artists) and bookstore; research centers also in Cape Girardeau, Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis",
            "hours": "Columbia research center Tue-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm; art gallery Tue-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-2pm; closed Sun-Mon",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://shsmo.org/",
            "source_url": "https://shsmo.org/visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri State Penitentiary tours",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Missouri State Penitentiary Tours",
            "city": "Jefferson City",
            "county": "Cole",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "theme": "Prison history (opened 1836)",
            "era": "1836-2004",
            "what_to_see": "Guided tours of the decommissioned penitentiary, the first to open west of the Mississippi (first prisoner March 8, 1836)",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "2-hour history tour from $30 (age 5 and under not permitted); ghost tours from $40",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Seasonal - see official site",
            "official_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ste. Genevieve Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "City of Ste. Genevieve / multiple owners",
            "city": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "county": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "theme": "French colonial town",
            "era": "1785-1900",
            "what_to_see": "National Historic Landmark district (1960) incl. the Louis Bolduc House NHL and NPS-managed houses",
            "hours": "Streets open; buildings vary - see official site",
            "admission": "Free to walk",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://visitstegen.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "St. Charles Historic District (Main Street)",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "City of St. Charles / Greater St. Charles CVB",
            "city": "St. Charles",
            "county": "St. Charles",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "theme": "Lewis and Clark departure point; first state capital",
            "era": "1769-1900",
            "what_to_see": "Earliest European settlement on the Missouri River (trading outpost circa 1769); Clark and about 42 men docked here May 14, 1804 and the expedition set out May 21, 1804; First Missouri State Capitol",
            "hours": "Streets open; businesses vary",
            "admission": "Free to walk",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.discoverstcharles.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/places/st-charles-historic-district.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}