St. Joseph (Missouri) Voyage Tips and guide

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St. Joseph, is a city in Missouri. It is famous as the place where Jesse James was gunned down, and as the home of Cherry Mash confectionery (warning: acquired taste). And before all that, embarkation point for the Oregon Trail and Pony Express.

St. Joe is at the intersection of I-29 and US 36, 30 mins north of KCI Airport in Kansas City. I-229 forms a loop that goes to Downtown. US 59, US 71, US 169, and Missouri Route 6 also run through town.

• 39.755497-94.8451391 Jesse James Home, 1202 Penn St, ☏ +1 816 232-8206. Adults $4, Seniors $3, Students $2, Kids 5 and under free. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.7561-94.84872 Pony Express National Museum, 914 Penn St, ☏ +1 816 279-5059.  
• 39.7762-94.82323 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Ave, ☏ +1 816 233-7003, toll-free: +1-888-254-2787, [email protected]. (updated Dec 2019)
• 39.7761-94.80834 Glore Psychiatric Museum. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.75595-94.8449195 Patee House. Operates as a museum. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.7746-94.85686 Robidoux Row. Local History museum. (updated Oct 2020)

• 39.738333-94.8272221 Phil Welch Stadium. Baseball Stadium. (updated Oct 2020)
• Missouri Western Griffons. Sports teams of Missouri Western State University. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.766111-94.8505562 Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building. Performing arts center. (updated Oct 2020)

• 39.7745-94.80061 East Hills Mall, 3702 Frederick Ave, ☏ +1 816 279-5667, [email protected]. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.75314-94.756442 Chase Candy Company, 1307 S 59th Street. Not open for tours, but you can stop to buy a Cherry Mash. (updated Feb 2022)

For various reasons, the food scene in St. Joseph is fairly generic. Plenty of well-established and well-known chain restaurants and fast food joints can be easily found in almost any area of the city, excluding the downtown area.

• River Bluff Brewing, 1224 Fredrick Ave, ☏ +1 816-259-5339, [email protected]. (updated Apr 2021)

• 39.77884-94.796041 Stoney Creek Hotel St. Joseph, 1201 N Woodbine Rd, ☏ +1 816 901-9600. Has a nice frontier feel with breakfast and a hot tub, pool, and bar. $96 (Feb 2022). (updated Feb 2022)
• 39.77253-94.850512 Shakespeare Chateau Inn Bed & Breakfast, 809 Hall St, ☏ +1 816 232-2667. A stately mansion from 1885 is the locality of this bed & breakfast. $179 (Feb 2022). (updated Feb 2022)

• St. Joseph Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 109 S 4th St, [1]
• 39.766667-94.8480561 St. Joseph Public Library. (updated Oct 2020)
• 39.716111-94.8661112 St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch. (updated Oct 2020)

Routes through St. Joseph

Omaha via ← Council Bluffs ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → END
Denver ← Strasburg ←	W  E	→ Cameron → Hannibal
Atlantic ← Maryville ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → Joplin
Fort Dodge ← Winterset ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → Tulsa