Samuel Clemons, known better by his pen name Mark Twain, is arguably the most famous literary figure to come out of Missouri, and one of the state’s most famous people outside of Harry Truman. Mark Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and this fact has almost single-handedly put Hannibal on the tourist map. Many establishments…
You’ve just touched down at Lambert Airport, carry-on in hand. Or, if you’re really brave, you’ve just rolled into town along I-64 after a grueling 1,000 mile drive. You’re tired, and for good reason: you just spent several days averaging 20,000 to 30,000 steps each day, marching across one of the largest entertainment spaces in…
Missouri has a number of caves you can tour, from the low-key Onondaga Cave in Onondaga Cave State Park to the heavily promoted Meramec Caverns, both of those off of Interstate 44 southwest of St. Louis. Caves also dot the area in and around Hannibal, Missouri. One such cave is Mark Twain Cave. Originally known…