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Missouri is full of new and upcoming adventures in 2007. The following is a
sampling of great new attractions and things for visitors to do while
vacationing in the Show-Me State.
Places in History
Visitors to the expanded National World War I Museum in Kansas City will
discover themselves on a glass floor suspended over a field of poppies one
minute, then immersed in the sights and sounds of the trenches the next. Known
for most of its 80 years as the Liberty Memorial Museum, the landmark is the
nation's only public museum dedicated exclusively to the history of World War I.
Major renovations completed in December 2006 added 25,000 square feet of
colorful, "sound-full" experiences. For the first time, the public is
able to see the museum's comprehensive collection of World War I memorabilia.
The Truman Presidential Museum and Library in Independence celebrates its 50th
anniversary with special events and free admission on Thursday nights, May
through September. This spring, visitors to the Ulysses S. Grant National
Historic Site in St. Louis will be able to tour an exhibit gallery within the
historic stable and explore the President's house and landscaped grounds.
"Dred Scott: A Legacy of Courage," an exhibit commemorating the 150th
anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision, will open March 3 and run through Dec.
31 in St. Louis' Old Courthouse, where the slavery case began in 1847. The
decision denied Scott and his wife, Harriett, their freedom. It was one of the
factors that led the nation into the Civil War. Another yearlong exhibit,
"Slavery's Echoes," opened Feb. 1 at the Missouri State Museum in the
State Capitol, Jefferson City. It features poignant accounts of the lives of
former slaves, offered in their own words.
Exhibits from Afar
Union Station in Kansas City will host the only Midwest stop in 2007 for the
legendary "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit. The oldest surviving manuscripts
of the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament, are considered
the most remarkable archeological discovery of the last century. The scrolls
will be on display Feb. 8 through May 13. The exhibition will feature a number
of artifacts and a distinguished lecture series.
St. Louis is one of only three stops for an elite exhibit. The Saint Louis Art
Museum in Forest Park will host "Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of
the Empire Style, 1800-1815." The exhibit, which runs June 17 through Sep.
16, includes more than 150 objects such as furniture, jewelry, gowns, paintings
and silver-many of which have never been displayed outside of France.
Over at St. Louis' Missouri Botanical Garden, explore "Chapungu: Nature,
Man, and Myth." Artists from the African nation of Zimbabwe created the
monumental, hand-carved stone sculptures of animals, families, and creatures of
legend in this collection. The exhibit runs April 28 through Oct. 31.
Building Excitement
Signs of Kansas City's $7 billion construction boom are popping up everywhere in
2007. Stunning architectural showpieces include the new Steven Holl-designed
Bloch Building of underground galleries topped by translucent glass lenses at
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, opening June 9, and the Sprint Center, a
circular, all-glass arena designed to provide a unique venue for major sporting
events and concerts. The Sprint Center, which will encompass the National
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, is scheduled for an October 2007 grand
opening. Also, October will see the nine-block Power and Light District come to
life with restaurants, nightlife, shopping and the reopening of the Empire
Theater.
Independence welcomes Bass Pro Shops in 2007. The store, scheduled to open in
fall, will feature wildlife dioramas and a six-story atrium with a four-story
waterfall descending into a 30,000-gallon freshwater aquarium stocked with
record-size game fish. Included in the plans: Islamorada Fish Company
Restaurant; a lodge-themed hotel; and an outdoor wilderness wetlands area for
wildlife.
Hilton will open and operate three new venues at Branson Landing this year:
Hilton Promenade, a boutique hotel, will open in February; Hilton Branson
Convention Center Hotel and a new convention center will open in August.
The Missouri Wall of Fame Mural, located on the Mississippi River floodwall in
historic downtown Cape Girardeau, has been refurbished and the red brick
sidewalk in front of the mural was extended. Plans for 2007 include reader
boards to interpret the images. A dedication ceremony in planned for late
spring.
Family Time
Columbia's newest attraction in 2007 is the YouZeum, a fascinating interactive
learning environment designed to give visitors a better understanding of the
workings of the human body and the healthful choices they can make. New
educational experiences will be offered at Springfield's Discovery Center. The
recently expanded "green" building will encompass the geography- and
culture-focused WorldWise gallery by spring, as well as the science-oriented
ChromoZone gallery by summer.
Branson has some new amusements to boast about this year. At Silver Dollar City,
the new Giant Swing bursts through barn doors and swings a full 230 degrees,
seven stories into the sky. White Water outdoor water park added Kalani Towers,
an area with six new slides, including two 75-foot freefall drops and four mat
racing lanes.
The latest expansion at Six Flags St. Louis is Bugs Bunny National Park, an
environment children and parents can enjoy together. The park has a hot air
balloon replica; a flying rocket ship; a miniature drop ride; spinning tea cups;
a rocking, spinning tugboat; a miniature train; a three-story tree house; and a
water play fountain. On a more heart-pounding scale at Six Flags is a new
230-foot extreme free-fall ride called the Superman Tower of Power.
Two St. Louis parks invite all children to come out and play. Forest Park offers
an inclusive public playground designed for both able-bodied children and those
with disabilities. A new Faust Park playground is wheelchair accessible and
features chute slides, climbing boulders, swings and cushioned ground surfaces.
Also at Faust Park, the historic 1929 St. Louis Carousel facility will be
remodeled in 2007.
Zoo News
Carousels are in the news at Missouri zoos. Kansas City Zoo has received the
first three of the 36 hand-carved wooden carousel animals that will populate the
zoo's new Endangered Species Carousel. The carousel, expected to be in place and
operational by Memorial Day weekend, promises to be a fun way to build awareness
of endangered species.
On the other side of the state, Saint Louis Zoo recently unveiled its own
carousel. The Mary Ann Lee Conservation Carousel features colorful hand-carved
wooden animals, representing protected and endangered species housed within the
Saint Louis Zoo. Elsewhere in the St. Louis zoo, there are adorable young
residents ready to greet visitors in 2007: a baby Matschie's tree kangaroo; a
young Asian elephant; and four cheetah cubs. Visitors may watch animal meals
being prepared through oversized windows at the zoo's new Animal Nutrition
Center.
Gardens Galore
New gardens and structures at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, include
the Ottoman Garden, the first of its kind in the United States, showcasing
exotic plantings, fountains and garden artifacts created in Turkey; the new
George Washington Carver Garden, a memorial to Missouri's own "plant
doctor"; and Tower Grove House, the Victorian country home of Garden
founder Henry Shaw, which has reopened with new interpretation about life on the
grounds during the 19th century.
Wheels and Wings
Professional bicyclists will ride across the state in the inaugural Tour of
Missouri, Sep. 11 through 16. In its initial year, the Tour of Missouri will be
one of the nation's top three stage races behind the prestigious Tour of Georgia
and Tour of California races, providing three major domestic stage races on
American soil. The six-day race is expected to cover about 600 miles and
highlight urban excitement as well as the Show-Me State's stunning rural
scenery.
At St. Louis County Parks' Museum of Transportation, the Earl C. Lindburg
Automotive Center has undergone major renovations, transforming the exterior
into a modern glass and steel facade resembling a contemporary auto dealership,
while the interior has been updated with a new exhibit, "It's an Automobile
Life: Car Culture in St. Louis and Beyond." For the kids, the museum has
added a pirate ship, playroom and two mini-locomotives that pull passenger cars
along a one mile-long track.
Transportation is the theme of several Missouri History Museum exhibits.
"Shifting Gears: The Automobile Industry in St. Louis, 1890-1930" runs
through April 1; "Flight City: St. Louis Takes to the Air" opens June
3. Also, this museum, in Forest Park, St. Louis, has an exhibit commemorating
Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight.
For comprehensive information about other Missouri events, attractions and
accommodations, and to order an Official Missouri Vacation Planner, log on to www.VisitMO.com
or call 800-519-4800.
Missouri's African - American Heritage
African-Americans, both free and slave, lived in
Missouri from its earliest days. By the 1820 census, 10,000 slaves lived in
Missouri, about a fifth of the state's population at the time. That same year,
the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state while
Maine was admitted as a free state. Jefferson City In 1866, members of the 62nd
and 65th Colored Infantry pooled their funds to start a school for the newly
freed blacks in Missouri and named it Lincoln Institute. Today, the historic
hilltop campus of Lincoln University (820 Chestnut, 573.681.5000) serves the
entire community.
The Inman Page Library is home to the Ethnic Studies Center,
which serves to cultivate and enrich the academic teachings of the African-American
experience through its history and culture.
Additionally, the center strives to promote cultural diversity for its students
and the community at large by supporting and sponsoring ethnic-related
workshops; displaying archival artifacts and art; obtaining collections and
gathering bibliographies of ethnic-related resources such as newspapers,
journals, books and films.
Many books housed in these special collections are rare or out of print.
Kansas City During the days of segregation, the African American
population in Kansas City concentrated itself in the now historic 18th &
Vine district. This area was not only the heart of the Black community, it was
the heart of Kansas City jazz and the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro Leagues team
boasting a roster of greats such as Leroy "Satchel" Page and John
"Buck" O'Neil. Today, this neighborhood is home to two museums that
highlight its history.
Branson Visitors can experience Kansas City's rich jazz heritage and
african american art at fairs and festivals throughout the year.
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