Four river towns in three days: where the state government started, a German settlement, the Capitol and a village frozen in the 1830s.
Road times come from OpenStreetMap routing and include no live traffic, closures or ferry waits. Time on site, Essential or Optional and arrival times are our own planning estimates from a 9:00 a.m. start at the first stop of each day; each stop’s hours and prices are as printed on the page we link, read October 30, 2026, and may have changed.
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis and Clark Boat House and First Missouri State Capitol The Boat House has full-size working replica expedition boats, exhibits and a film, open Mon to Sat 10 to 5 and Sun noon to 5, price not stated. The First Missouri State Capitol, the state’s first seat of government, is a short drive away and is seen on guided tours the page says run daily on the hour; fee not stated. More | 9:00 a.m. | 2 h 15 min (Essential) | Start of day |
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Deutschheim State Historic Site Two preserved German-settler houses from 1840 and 1842 seen on guided tours; hours and fees not stated. More | 9:00 a.m. | 1 h 00 min (Essential) | Start of day |
| 3 | Missouri State Museum in the Capitol A state history museum on the Capitol’s first floor; hours and fees not stated. Free Capitol tours need a reservation 24 hours ahead. More | 11:25 a.m. | 1 h 30 min (Essential) | 85 min, 48.4 mi |
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Arrow Rock State Historic Site Grounds 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; visitor center 10 to 4 daily March to November and Friday to Sunday December to February. Fee not stated. More | 9:00 a.m. | 2 h 00 min (Essential) | Start of day |
Map of This Trip
4 of 4 stops are pinned, numbered in plan order and coloured by day. Pins come from the park’s or operator’s page or an OpenStreetMap point; they are not verified entrances or parking areas.
If It Rains or a Stop Is Closed
The Boat House museum, the State Museum and the Arrow Rock visitor center are indoors.
Arrow Rock’s visitor center is open only Friday to Sunday December to February and the site closes on several holidays. The Boat House opens at noon on Sundays. Washington, Missouri is not in this plan: we read no official attraction page for it.
What We Could Not Verify
- Time on site, Essential or Optional, and arrival times: these are our planning estimates, not figures from the operators.
- Opening hours against our arrival times: where a stop’s hours are not in our data we did not check the plan against them.
- Road times with traffic, construction or ferry waits: the routing has none.
- Exact entrances and parking: pins are approximate.
- Prices and hours that a page did not print are marked as not listed; call ahead.
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Questions People Ask
How long is the drive on this trip?
About 1 h 25 min of driving between stops across 3 days, by OpenStreetMap routing with no live traffic.
What is closed or seasonal on this trip?
Arrow Rock’s visitor center is open only Friday to Sunday December to February and the site closes on several holidays. The Boat House opens at noon on Sundays. Washington, Missouri is not in this plan: we read no official attraction page for it.
When were the hours and prices read?
On October 30, 2026, from the official pages linked under Sources. Hours and prices change, so check each page before you go.
Sources
- Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center
- Missouri State Parks: First Missouri State Capitol
- Missouri State Parks: Deutschheim
- Missouri State Parks: Missouri State Museum
- Missouri State Parks: Arrow Rock hours
- OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM)
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/visit/missouri-river-towns-three-days/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.