{
    "id": "mo-historic-tours",
    "name": "Historic Tours and Trails in Missouri",
    "description": "41 historic walking tours, ranger programs, heritage trails, National Historic Trails and heritage areas in Missouri, with operator, price, schedule and length as each operator lists them.",
    "page": "https://itsmissouri.com/history/historic-tours/",
    "csv": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-historic-tours.csv",
    "json": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-historic-tours.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 Tours and Trails in Missouri. https://itsmissouri.com/history/historic-tours/",
    "publisher": "It's Missouri",
    "geo_scope": "Missouri, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 41,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "kind",
        "city_or_area",
        "region",
        "operator",
        "price",
        "schedule",
        "length",
        "what_you_see",
        "official_url",
        "source_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Tour or trail name",
        "kind": "Self-guided walking, Guided walking, Ranger-led, Driving trail, National Historic Trail, Heritage area, House tour, Ghost & history tour, Boat/train/trolley, Bike or Audio/app",
        "city_or_area": "Where it runs",
        "region": "Our editorial region where one applies",
        "operator": "Who runs it",
        "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See official site",
        "schedule": "When it runs, as listed",
        "length": "Distance or duration as listed",
        "what_you_see": "One-sentence description",
        "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": "Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "Missouri River corridor from St. Charles westward",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Nearly 4,900 miles in 16 states",
            "what_you_see": "Outbound and return routes of the 1803-1806 expedition; in Missouri the Corps set out from St. Charles May 21, 1804; Katy Trail between Cooper and St. Charles counties is an official trail segment",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/lecl/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Santa Fe National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "Central and western Missouri",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Five states (CO, KS, MO, NM, OK)",
            "what_you_see": "Freight route between western Missouri and Santa Fe opened to wagon trade by William Becknell in September 1821",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/safe/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Oregon National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "Independence and Kansas City area",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "More than 2,000 miles of ruts and traces in six states",
            "what_you_see": "Jumping-off towns for emigrants bound for Oregon",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/oreg/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "California National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "Independence, Kansas City and St. Joseph area",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Over 5,000 miles in 10 states",
            "what_you_see": "Routes of more than 250,000 emigrants to California's gold fields and farmlands in the 1840s-1850s; Missouri river towns were departure points",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cali/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pony Express National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "St. Joseph",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Eight states",
            "what_you_see": "Eastern terminus of the 1860-1861 horseback mail relay; first run left St. Joseph April 3, 1860",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/poex/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (Missouri routes)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "Southern Missouri (Cape Girardeau County to Springfield and the southwest)",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Nine states",
            "what_you_see": "Routes of the Cherokee forced removal of 1838-1839; Trail of Tears State Park marks where nine of 13 detachments crossed the Mississippi",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/trte/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (Missouri segment)",
            "kind": "National Historic Trail",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis, Tipton and southwest Missouri",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Seven states (MO, AR, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA)",
            "what_you_see": "1857-contract overland mail route; from Sept. 18, 1858 mail went by train from St. Louis to Tipton, then by stagecoach toward Fort Smith and San Francisco",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/buov/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/state/mo/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area",
            "kind": "Heritage area",
            "city_or_area": "41 counties in western Missouri and eastern Kansas",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "41 counties",
            "what_you_see": "Stories of the Missouri-Kansas border: overland trails jumping-off points, the Border War, Civil War and the ongoing struggle over freedom",
            "official_url": "https://www.freedomsfrontier.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.freedomsfrontier.org/about-us",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "U.S. Civil Rights Trail - Missouri sites",
            "kind": "Driving trail",
            "city_or_area": "Kansas City, Independence, St. Louis",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "U.S. Civil Rights Trail (Travel South USA)",
            "price": "Varies by site",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "3 Missouri sites",
            "what_you_see": "Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Old Courthouse (Dred Scott case) and Harry S. Truman Presidential Library",
            "official_url": "https://civilrightstrail.com/state/missouri/",
            "source_url": "https://civilrightstrail.com/state/missouri/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wilson's Creek tour road",
            "kind": "Driving trail",
            "city_or_area": "Republic",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Grounds 1/2 hr before sunrise to 1/2 hr after sunset; vehicles from 8am",
            "length": "4.9-mile paved one-way loop, 7 stops; ~15 min to drive, ~2 hrs to walk",
            "what_you_see": "Historic Ray House (makeshift field hospital after the battle) and seven stops at points of interest",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/travel-the-tour-road.htm",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/travel-the-tour-road.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lexington audio walking and driving tour",
            "kind": "Audio/app",
            "city_or_area": "Lexington",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "Lexington tourism with University of Missouri Extension (featured by Missouri State Parks)",
            "price": "Free (see official site)",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Walking and driving",
            "what_you_see": "Civil War Lexington incl. the battlefield driving tour; city has about 500 antebellum homes",
            "official_url": "https://visitlexingtonmo.com/",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/basic-page/lexington-audio-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Truman Farm self-guided audio tour",
            "kind": "Audio/app",
            "city_or_area": "Grandview",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Sunrise to sunset year-round",
            "length": "Self-guided",
            "what_you_see": "Farm where Harry Truman lived and worked as a young man; audio on the NPS App",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/planyourvisit/hours.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Katy Trail State Park",
            "kind": "Bike",
            "city_or_area": "Clinton to Machens (Missouri River valley)",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "240 miles, 26 trailheads",
            "what_you_see": "Longest developed rail-trail in the country on the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad; four restored depots; Cooper-to-St. Charles County section is part of the Lewis and Clark NHT",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/katy-trail-state-park",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/park/katy-trail-state-park",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Highway 36 - The Way of American Genius",
            "kind": "Driving trail",
            "city_or_area": "St. Joseph to Hannibal across northern Missouri",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "Missouri Division of Tourism (promotion)",
            "price": "Varies by stop",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Statewide east-west corridor",
            "what_you_see": "Pony Express sites in St. Joseph, Pershing Boyhood Home in Laclede, Marceline museum, Chillicothe sliced-bread story, Mark Twain sites in Hannibal",
            "official_url": "https://www.visitmo.com/articles/highway-36-the-way-of-american-genius",
            "source_url": "https://www.visitmo.com/articles/highway-36-the-way-of-american-genius",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Route 66 in Missouri",
            "kind": "Driving trail",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis area to Joplin",
            "region": null,
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (Route 66 State Park visitor center)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round",
            "length": "Statewide",
            "what_you_see": "Historic Mother Road; Missouri was the third state to pave its portion (Jan. 5, 1931); visitor center in the 1935 Bridgehead Inn at Route 66 State Park",
            "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": "Carver Trail ranger-led tour",
            "kind": "Ranger-led",
            "city_or_area": "Diamond",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "operator": "National Park Service (George Washington Carver NM)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Daily 10am and 2pm",
            "length": "About 1 hr 15 min",
            "what_you_see": "Childhood landscape and life of George Washington Carver",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gwca/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gwca/planyourvisit/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Truman Home guided tour",
            "kind": "Ranger-led",
            "city_or_area": "Independence",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "National Park Service (Harry S Truman NHS)",
            "price": "Free (same-day ticket required)",
            "schedule": "Wed-Sun; tickets at 223 N. Main St. visitor center",
            "length": "Max 8 people per tour",
            "what_you_see": "Harry and Bess Truman's home at 219 N. Delaware St. with thousands of original artifacts",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "White Haven Main House guided tour",
            "kind": "Ranger-led",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis (Grantwood Village)",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "operator": "National Park Service (Ulysses S. Grant NHS)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Daily during visitor center hours 9am-5pm",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Dent family home where Grant met Julia Dent; story of the enslaved people who lived and worked there",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ste. Genevieve French colonial house tours",
            "kind": "Ranger-led",
            "city_or_area": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "operator": "National Park Service (Ste. Genevieve NHP)",
            "price": "Free (same-day reservation at Welcome Center, 66 S. Main St.)",
            "schedule": "Daily; check Welcome Center",
            "length": "15-person capacity per tour",
            "what_you_see": "Jean Baptiste Vallé House, Green Tree Tavern and Bauvais-Amoureux House",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stge/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stge/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Gateway Arch Tram Ride to the Top",
            "kind": "Boat/train/trolley",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "operator": "Gateway Arch National Park / Gateway Arch Park Foundation (tickets)",
            "price": "From $15 (tram), adults 16+; from $11 ages 3-15; prices vary by date",
            "schedule": "Daily; last tram one hour before closing",
            "length": "45-60 minutes incl. pre-boarding",
            "what_you_see": "Tram capsule ride 630 feet to the top of the Arch",
            "official_url": "https://www.gatewayarch.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Anderson House and battlefield tours",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Lexington",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$6 adults, $4 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Apr-Jul Tue-Sun, Aug-Oct Wed-Sun; house 10am/noon/2pm, battlefield 11am/1pm/3pm",
            "length": "Two 45-minute tours",
            "what_you_see": "Bullet- and cannon-scarred Oliver Anderson House (field hospital) and the 1861 battlefield",
            "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": "Missouri State Capitol guided tours",
            "kind": "Guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Jefferson City",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Museum (Missouri State Parks)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Year-round; see tour times",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Capitol architecture and art incl. Thomas Hart Benton's 1936 mural 'A Social History of Missouri' in the House Lounge",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/page/missouri-state-museumjefferson-landing-state-historic-site/capitol-tours",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/page/missouri-state-museumjefferson-landing-state-historic-site/capitol-tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Deutschheim German heritage house tours",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Hermann",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Apr-Oct daily 10am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm; Nov-Mar Thu-Sun",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Pommer-Gentner House (1840) and Carl Strehly House (1842)",
            "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": "Felix Vallé House tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$6 adults, $4 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Apr-Oct Wed-Sun, Nov-Mar Thu-Sun; 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "1818 American-Federal style house furnished to the 1830s",
            "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": "Hunter-Dawson mansion tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "New Madrid",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Tue-Sat hourly 10am-3pm; Sun noon-3pm Apr-Oct",
            "length": "About 1 hour",
            "what_you_see": "15-room 1860 mansion with original furniture",
            "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": "Bothwell Lodge tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Sedalia",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$4 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Thu/Fri-Sun seasonal; last tour 3pm",
            "length": "About 1 hr 15 min; max 8; 200+ stairs",
            "what_you_see": "31-room lodge built over two caves",
            "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": "Watkins Woolen Mill tours",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Lawson",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $4 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Call 816-580-3387 for times",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "1860 woolen mill and gristmill with original machinery, 1850 house and outbuildings",
            "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": "Scott Joplin House tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$7 adults, $5 seniors and youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Hourly during site hours",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Joplin's 1902 flat, player piano, ragtime exhibits",
            "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 tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Kansas City",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $3.50 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Mon, Thu-Sat 10am-3pm; Sun",
            "length": "About 45 minutes",
            "what_you_see": "Benton's home and the studio he left as it was",
            "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": "First Missouri State Capitol tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "St. Charles",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "On the hour when open (no noon tour)",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Rooms where the first state legislature met, 1821-1826",
            "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": "Bollinger Mill guided tour",
            "kind": "House tour",
            "city_or_area": "Burfordville",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $4 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Apr-Oct Tue-Sun; Nov-Mar Thu-Sun; last tour 3pm",
            "length": "About 45 minutes; max 10; steep stairs",
            "what_you_see": "All four floors of the Civil War-era mill; Burfordville Covered Bridge",
            "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": "Missouri Mines museum docent tours",
            "kind": "Guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Park Hills",
            "region": "Southeast Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "$5 adults, $3 youth 6-17",
            "schedule": "Apr-Nov Wed-Sun; Dec-Mar Sat-Sun",
            "length": "About 45 minutes incl. video",
            "what_you_see": "St. Joe Lead Co. powerhouse, mining equipment, mineral gallery",
            "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": "Osage Village walking tour",
            "kind": "Self-guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Walker",
            "region": "Springfield & Southwest Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Sunrise-sunset",
            "length": "Short trail with numbered stops",
            "what_you_see": "Site of the Big Osage village (1700-1775), excavation areas, view toward Manuel Lisa's 1802 trading post site",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/osage-village-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/page/osage-village-state-historic-site/walking-tour",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Clark's Hill trail",
            "kind": "Self-guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Osage City",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Daily (seasonal hours)",
            "length": "Short trail",
            "what_you_see": "Two American Indian mounds and the overlook Clark climbed June 2, 1804",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/clarks-hillnorton-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Island Mound Courage Trail",
            "kind": "Self-guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Butler",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Parks (DNR)",
            "price": "Free",
            "schedule": "Sunrise-sunset",
            "length": "0.5 mile",
            "what_you_see": "Wayside exhibits on the 1862 battle, the first combat by Black soldiers in the Civil War",
            "official_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site",
            "source_url": "https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Arrow Rock village tram, guided, house and walking tours",
            "kind": "Guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Arrow Rock",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Friends of Arrow Rock",
            "price": "Tram tours 'nominal fee' - see official site",
            "schedule": "Reserve: 660-837-3231",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Historic Boone's Lick Country village incl. the J. Huston Tavern, Bingham house and courthouse",
            "official_url": "https://friendsofarrowrock.org/",
            "source_url": "https://friendsofarrowrock.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri State Penitentiary history tour",
            "kind": "Guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "Jefferson City",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Penitentiary Tours",
            "price": "From $30",
            "schedule": "Seasonal - see official site",
            "length": "2 hours; age 5 and under not permitted",
            "what_you_see": "Decommissioned 1836 prison, first west of the Mississippi",
            "official_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Missouri State Penitentiary ghost tour",
            "kind": "Ghost & history tour",
            "city_or_area": "Jefferson City",
            "region": "Central Missouri",
            "operator": "Missouri State Penitentiary Tours",
            "price": "From $40",
            "schedule": "Seasonal - see official site",
            "length": "2 hours; age 13 and under not permitted",
            "what_you_see": "After-dark tour of the historic prison",
            "official_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.missouripentours.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mark Twain Riverboat",
            "kind": "Boat/train/trolley",
            "city_or_area": "Hannibal",
            "region": "North Missouri",
            "operator": "Mark Twain Riverboat",
            "price": "See official site",
            "schedule": "Seasonal - see official site",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Paddle-wheeler cruises on the Mississippi at Mark Twain's hometown",
            "official_url": "https://www.marktwainriverboat.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.marktwainriverboat.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Belton Missouri Historical Railroad",
            "kind": "Boat/train/trolley",
            "city_or_area": "Belton",
            "region": "Kansas City Area",
            "operator": "Belton Missouri Historical Railroad (nonprofit)",
            "price": "See official site",
            "schedule": "See official site",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Heritage railroad excursions",
            "official_url": "https://www.beltonrailroad.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.beltonrailroad.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Budweiser Brewery Experience tours (Anheuser-Busch Brewery NHL)",
            "kind": "Guided walking",
            "city_or_area": "St. Louis",
            "region": "St. Louis Area",
            "operator": "Anheuser-Busch",
            "price": "See official site",
            "schedule": "See official site",
            "length": "See official site",
            "what_you_see": "Tours of the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewery, a National Historic Landmark (1966)",
            "official_url": "https://www.budweisertours.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.budweisertours.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}