This 1,875-acre park features prehistoric petroglyphs, rock carvings, from the Mississippian Native American culture that inhabited the area around 1,000 years ago. The park is noted for many stone structures that were built by the CCC during the depression and for the natural beauty of the eastern Ozarks and features swimming, fishing, camping, rental cabins, and hiking trails.
Read moreMastodon State Historic Site
The 425-acre Mastodon State Historic Site preserves the Kimmswick Bone Bed, an important paleontological and archaeological site. A museum tells the natural and cultural story man's interaction with prehistoric megamammals. The park is the oldest Native American Indian site one can visit in the Missouri State Park system.
Read moreGovernor Dunklin's Grave State Historic Site
Governor Daniel Dunklin, Missouri's fifth governor and often called the father of Missouri's school system, is buried at this site atop the limestone bluffs that overlook the Mississippi River. Interpretive signage explains the role of Dunklin in Missouri's history.
Read moreVisual Arts in Sainte Genevieve
The 1942 mural by Martyl Schweig Langsdorf in the Ste. Genevieve Post Office
The visual arts and Sainte Genevieve have been connected since the early 19th century with the arrival of John James Audubon. The connection continued with the Sainte Genevieve Art Colony of the 1930s and Roscoe Misselhorn, the “Norman Rockwell of the Midwest.” The charm of the community continues to be a magnet to artists as Sainte Genevieve is home to a number of working studios, art galleries and shops, and special art events.
Read moreSainte Genevieve-Modoc Ferry
This ferry about 1 1/2 miles from the Welcome Center in the Historic District of Ste. Genevieve to the Little Rock Landing on the Mississippi River. The Modoc Landing is accessible from IL-3 and IL-155 in Randolph County on the Illinois side.
Read moreSainte Genevieve Museum
This museum contains varied collections of local memorabilia, including prehistoric Indian relics, old documents and Spanish land grants.
Read moreRoute du Vin
The Route du Vin of Sainte Genevieve County is a driving tour that begins in Sainte Genevieve and then travels in a loop through the forested hills and farmland southeast of this historic town. Driving time is about an hour not counting any stop over time at the 5 featured wineries.
Read morePickle Springs Natural Area
Pickle Springs Natural Area is a deep, forested gorge consisting of geological formations and plants that are found in few other places. Pickle Springs Natural Area features a 2-mile hiking trail maintained by the East Ozark Audubon Society in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation takes hikers past waterfalls, rock shelters, a double arch, towering bluffs, and canyons.
Read moreMagnolia Hollow Conservation Area
Located 10 miles north of Sainte Genevieve, this 1,740-acre area features steep bluffs and scenic river views. Magnolia Hollow Conservation Area provides good woodland game hunting, fishing, a clay pigeon target range, and 2 hiking trails. Dispersed primitive camping is permitted year round.
Read moreLa Maison de Guibourd
Built in 1806 by Jacques Jean-Rene Guibourd, this historic house retains much of its early Creole charm. The house and its beautiful gardens are opened year round to the public for tours and events. This historic house and gardens are owned and operated by the Foundation for Restoration of Sainte Genevieve, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Read moreFelix Vallé State Historic Site
Built in 1818, this Federal style limestone building was home to one of Sainte Genevieve's premier colonial families. The site features the authentically restocked mercantile store of the historic trading firm of Menard & Valle and a residential portion that is furnished with period pieces. In back of the home is a building which housed the kitchen and in the yard is a typical family garden.
Read moreHawn State Park
With pine and oak forests, sandstone bluffs and canyons, and clear sand-bottom streams, this nearly 5,000 acre park is considered on of the most scenic in Missouri. The park has many nature trails, picnic areas, and a campground for those who wish to get out and enjoy nature.
Read moreLouis Bolduc House
Built in 1770, this house is regarded as the first, most authentically restored Creole house in the nation. Open to the public from April through October.
Read moreBeauvais-Amoureux House
The Beauvais-Amoureux House was built in 1792 by Jean Baptiste St. Gemme Beauvais, Jr. overlooking le grand champ, the agricultural fields of Sainte Genevieve. The home was constructed in the French creole vernacular post in ground (poteaux-en-terre) manner that was common in the 18th century in Sainte Genevieve.
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