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STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Missouri State Board of Tourism, P.O. Box 1055, Truman State Office Building, Jefferson City, 65102, (314) 751-4133
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Jefferson City--State Capital; St. Louis--Gateway Arch, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Laclede's Landing, Forest Park (Environmental Center, Art Museum, and Zoo), Missouri Botanical Gardens (Climatron), St. Louis Symphony and Pops Orchestra; Kansas City--Nelson-Atkins Art Gallery, Jesse James Museum, Country Club Plaza shopping district, Worlds of Fun amusement park; Independence--Harry S. Truman Library and Museum; Lexington--Civil War battlefield; Branson--Silver Dollar City (Ozark culture theme park); Lake of the Ozarks--resorts, water sports, Ozark Mountain scenery, numerous caves, hiking, camping; Hannibal--Samuel Clemens birthplace, National Tom Sawyer Days, Mark Twain cave; Ste. Genevieve--historic French city.
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AREA IN STATE PARKS: 109,000 acres
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VISITORS TO STATE PARKS: 13,662,000
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DOMESTIC TRAVEL SPENDING: $5,291,000,000