Missouri Cultural Information
WELCOME TO
Missouri
From the caves to the forests between, a visit to Missouri is like a buffet of nature’s experience.
Home to the Ozark Mountains, Missouri lends itself to outdoor adventure. Book a treehouse cabin to immerse yourself in nature, or visit a state park to enjoy hiking, canoeing, biking or horseback riding.
Missouri’s Motto
The state motto of Missouri is “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto.” This Latin phrase translates to “the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.”
- Spoken Languages: English: 93.7% • Spanish: 2.7% • Other: 3.6%
- Located near the center of the continental United States, Missouri is the meeting place of the eastern timberlands and western prairies and of the southern cotton fields and the northern cornfields.
- The state ranks high in the United States in terms of urbanization and industrial activity, but it also maintains a vigorous and diversified agriculture.
- The original inhabitants of Missouri were various native peoples, notably the Missouri in the east and the Quapaw and Osage in the west.
- Missouri has more farms than nearly every other state in the country.
- St. Louis boasts the National Blues Museum and more than 40 professional theater companies, as well as a grand movie palace.
Things
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WHAT IS Missouri FAMOUS FOR?
Missouri is known for having some of the best barbecues in the US. In fact, Kansas City is often considered the barbeque capital of America. The city has more than 100 barbecue restaurants. If you’re looking for a true Missouri barbeque experience, be sure to try burnt ends, a Kansas City specialty.
MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN MISSOURI.
Football is revealed as the Missouri’s favorite sport, shortly followed by baseball, soccer, and hockey! Missouri hosts a number of sports teams and is home to five major league professional sports teams — two in the St. Louis metropolitan area, and three in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
WHAT IS COOL ABOUT MISSOURI?
There are six national parks in Missouri that include George Washington Carver National Monument, Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site and Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield.
