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Missouri “Must-See”   ミズーリ州の簡単な紹介  


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Arrow Rock 1)

Branson 2, 3)  “The Live Music Show Capital of the World”  ---  Branson is well-known for its entertainment as well as its many attractions, for example, Shoji Tabuchi Theatre 4)  (S. Tabuchi is a Japanese musician、もともと日本から来た、人気のあるエンターテイナー)
Silver Dollar City (Ozark Mountains-themed amusement park) & Celebration City

The Gateway Arch 1, 2), St. Louis    Since 1764, when fur traders set up a trading post in St. Louis, where the Missouri River meets the Mississippi River, St. Louis has been the Gateway to the West 5)    St. Louis市は、大きなMissouri 川が、 大きなMississippi川に合流する所です。西海岸への有名なLewis & Clark Expedition は、St. Louis市から始まりました(1804)。 

Hannibal 1) – Mark Twain’s childhood hometown   Mark Twin Boyhood Home & Museum
National Tom Sawyer Days 6)    4th of July weekend

Kaleidoscope 2), Kansas City ---  art studio for children created by Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Lake of the Ozarks 1), southwest of Jefferson City
Ozarks Caverns 8)
    

Mark Twain National Forest 1), Rolla

The Magic House 2), St. Louis

Meramec Caverns 1), Stanton

St. Louis Zoo 2)


Brief History 1)
Lewis & Clark Expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific (1804-) | Pony Express service from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA (1860) | St. Louis World’s Fair (1904, ice-cream cone (see our
ice-cream cone photos) was introduced) アイスクリームコーンは、St. Louis ワールドフェヤーで誕生 |
 
Famous People 1)
Dale Carnegie, George Washington Carver, Jesse James (See our
Jesse James photos), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Joseph Pulitzer (Pulitzer Prize), Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain, who was born “Samuel Langhorne Clemens” in Missouri, and more. Click here for more famous people in Missouri.

St. Louis and Kansas City - two of America’s busiest inland ports1)
ノート:MissouriKansas CityKansas Kansas Cityが州境の近くにあります。Missouri Kansas Cityの方が、Kansas Kansas Cityより人口が、ずっと大きいです7) 

An ice cream cone, and some BBQ at
Pappy’s Smokehouse, St Louis 8)     

Missouri | Kansas City | St. Louis | Springfield | Independence | Jefferson City (Capital)
Largest Cities in Missouri
 
Tourism  

Things to do in Missouri | Top Rated Missouri Tourist Attractions

Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites

ミズーリ州の旅行ガイド

Events
National Tom Sawyer Days   4th of July weekend

More Events, for example, check out
this site


References
1) Inge N. Dobelis (Project Editor): America: land of Beauty and Splendor (New York/Montreal: Reader’s Digest, 1992)
2) Laura Sutherland with Family Travel Forum: Amazing Places to Take Your Kids(Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 2008)
3) Carla Waldemar: “Squeaky-clean Branson –
For good, old-fashioned family fun, head to Missouri’s playground Travel Section, St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 7, 2009
4) Our three friends, who attended Shoji Tabuchi’s Shows
5) Alma E. Guinness (Project Editor) et al: America A to Z (New York, USA: The Reader's Digest Association, 1997)
6)
Explore America Info
7)
Largest Cities in Missouri | Largest Cities in Kansas
8) Lissa Poirot: “The Great American Road Trip” ,
AAA Living May/June 2010, Page 27-29 Travel AAA


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