{
    "id": "mo-nps-sites",
    "name": "National Park Service Sites in Missouri",
    "description": "National Park Service sites in Missouri with entrance fee and hours as the unit pages print them.",
    "page": "https://itsmissouri.com/things-to-do/national-park-sites/",
    "csv": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-nps-sites.csv",
    "json": "https://itsmissouri.com/data/downloads/mo-nps-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). National Park Service Sites in Missouri. https://itsmissouri.com/things-to-do/national-park-sites/",
    "publisher": "It's Missouri",
    "geo_scope": "Missouri, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-30",
    "row_count": 7,
    "columns": [
        "site",
        "town",
        "what_it_protects",
        "fee_as_printed",
        "hours_as_printed",
        "source_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "site": "Site (as printed on the source page; blank means not stated)",
        "town": "Town (as printed on the source page; blank means not stated)",
        "what_it_protects": "What it protects (as printed on the source page; blank means not stated)",
        "fee_as_printed": "Fee as printed (as printed on the source page; blank means not stated)",
        "hours_as_printed": "Hours as printed (as printed on the source page; blank means not stated)",
        "source_url": "Page the row was read from",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "site": "Gateway Arch National Park",
            "town": "St. Louis",
            "what_it_protects": "Westward expansion story, plus the Dred and Harriet Scott freedom suit",
            "fee_as_printed": "$3 entrance fee for ages 16 and up, charged when you buy tram or movie tickets; museum, store, cafe and Old Courthouse need no ticket. Tram to the top starts at $15 adult, $11 child 3-15; prices vary by date.",
            "hours_as_printed": "Visitor center 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in spring, fall and winter, later in summer; grounds 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jeff/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "Ozark National Scenic Riverways",
            "town": "Van Buren, Eminence, Salem, Winona",
            "what_it_protects": "Current River and Jacks Fork; the first national park area made to protect a river system",
            "fee_as_printed": "No entrance pass; some services charge (developed campgrounds, pavilions, Round Spring Cave tours)",
            "hours_as_printed": "Hours page does not give them; Big Spring (573) 323-4236, Alley Spring (573) 226-3945, Round Spring (573) 858-3297",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ozar/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield",
            "town": "Republic",
            "what_it_protects": "The first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi, August 1861",
            "fee_as_printed": "No entrance pass",
            "hours_as_printed": "Not stated; the visitor center phone is monitored 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/wicr/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "Harry S Truman National Historic Site",
            "town": "Independence and Grandview",
            "what_it_protects": "Places from Truman’s early life, career and post-presidency",
            "fee_as_printed": "Free. Truman Home tours are free but every visitor needs a same-day, first-come ticket from the visitor center, in groups of 8",
            "hours_as_printed": "Wednesday to Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday; visitor center at 223 North Main Street, Independence",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/hstr/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "George Washington Carver National Monument",
            "town": "Diamond",
            "what_it_protects": "The childhood of the agricultural scientist and educator",
            "fee_as_printed": "No fee",
            "hours_as_printed": "Not stated",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gwca/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site",
            "town": "St. Louis",
            "what_it_protects": "The White Haven estate of the Civil War general and 18th president",
            "fee_as_printed": "Entrance and Main House guided tours are free",
            "hours_as_printed": "Open year round; visitor center daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        },
        {
            "site": "Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park",
            "town": "Ste. Genevieve",
            "what_it_protects": "The first permanent European settlement in Missouri, established by 1750",
            "fee_as_printed": "No entrance fee; house tours are free, limited to 15, with same-day reservation at the welcome center (66 S. Main Street)",
            "hours_as_printed": "Not stated",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stge/",
            "checked": "2026-10-30"
        }
    ]
}