Cities
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Map of Central Missouri
North
[edit]These cities and towns are on or near the I-70 or US50 corridor from St. Louis to Kansas City:
- 1 Jefferson City — state capital of Missouri
- 2 Boonville — starting point of the Santa Fe Trail
- 3 Clinton — the starting point of the Katy Trail
- 4 Columbia — home of the University of Missouri - Columbia
- 5 Fulton
— site of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech - 6 Hermann
- 7 Sedalia — birthplace of composer Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime."
- 8 Versailles
- 9 Cole Camp — known for the annual street fair in September. It also hosts a Maifest in May, an Oktoberfest in October, and a Christbaumfest in late November; all highlight the town's German heritage.
- 10 Warsaw — close to the Truman State Park.
South
[edit]These cities and towns appear primarily along the former US Route 66 from St. Louis to Springfield:
- 11 Bourbon
- 12 Conway
- 13 Cuba
- 14 Lebanon
- 15 Jerome
- 16 Rolla , home of the University of Missouri - Rolla
- 17 Salem
- 18 St. Robert
Other destinations
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[edit]Columbia Regional Airport (COU IATA)
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[edit]The Santa Fe Trail originates in this region.
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