Visitors Guide to Attractions
Marion and Ralls Counties, Missouri
Hannibal is the hometown of Mark Twain and offers a wide variety of museums, homes, and tours. Palmyra has been called the Handsomest City in Northern Missouri and features a number of historical sites. Mark Twain Lake in western Ralls County features a wide variety of activities including boating, swimming, camping, hiking, and horseback riding.
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Cannon Dam Opry
Perry, MO
The Cannon Dam Opry is well known for it's country music and gospel shows featuring local bands and talent. It features a snack bar complete with soda, popcorn, hot dogs, and your favorite candy bar before the show and during intermission. Reserved seating available.
Hannibal Trolley Co.
Hannibal, MO
Hannibal’s new family-friendly attraction offers its visitors classic cars and pop culture memorabilia. Its over 10,000 square feet of artifacts allow you to relive historic, pop culture moments. There are remarkable artifacts including over a dozen vintage cars, arcade games, hundreds of signs and posters, movie props, jukeboxes, and much more.
Haunted Hannibal and Historic Tours
Hannibal, MO
Climb aboard our shuttle and enjoy a spine-tingling guided tour of many of Hannibal’s most notoriously haunted sites, both past and present! You'll hear stories of murder and mischief, meet the present-day ghosts of Millionaires' Row, and learn which buildings on historic Main Street are purported to be haunted.
Planter's Barn Theater
Hannibal, MO
Located in the historic district of Hannibal the Planters Barn Theater, hosts the summer production of Mark Twain Himself from May to October and the Christmas production of A Shepherd's Tale in December.
Sawyer's Creek Fun Park
Hannibal, MO
Sawyer's Creek is a Family Fun Park. The facility offers bumper boats, miniature golf, batting cage, wine shop, candy store and ice cream parlor, restaurant, and many other fun family activities!
Mark Twain Cave
Hannibal, MO
The Mark Twain Cave Complex boasts America's oldest and newest show caves. When you visit us you will find a wealth of fun and interesting things to do! Experienced guides will escort you on the tour where the walkways are level and smooth, and there are no steps!
Mark Twain Home & Museum
Hannibal, MO
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum consists of eight buildings, six of which are historically significant. Visitors taking self-guided tours of the complex that contains two interactive museums will learn the story of how a young boy growing up in the small village of Hannibal became one of the world’s most beloved authors.
Mark Twain Riverboat
Hannibal, MO
The Mark Twain riverboat has been a unique feature on the Hannibal riverfront since the 1970s. This showboat offers visitors and residents of Hannibal a uniquely authentic riverboat experience on the "Mighty Mississippi."
Haunted House & Wax Museum
Hannibal, MO
Preserved and restored as described in Mark Twain’s books, The Haunted House on Hill Street is sure to evoke a feeling of nostalgia in those who visited over 30 years ago, but don’t be fooled by the charming exterior - the shackled skeleton in the top window is a harbinger of the horrors that await inside. The 27 life-sized figures in the Wax Museum are so realistic they have their own fingerprints!
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Nearby Attractions
Pike County, Missouri
Pike County is home to one of America's newer Scenic Byways - the Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road. Visitors to Pike County will find spectacular river views, the river cities of Clarksville and Louisiana, a wide variety of places to interact with nature, and a number of historical sites. The area is considered one of the prime bald eagle watching spots in the Midwest.
Lincoln County, Missouri
Lincoln County is home to Cuivre River State Park, one of Missouri's largest and rugged state parks. Other attractions include the bottomlands that are billed as the "Duck Hunting Capitol of the Midwest," several conservation areas, and historical sites.
For Travelers Heading Up River
The Tri-State Region - Iowa, Illinois, & Missouri
Six counties in three states make up this region that marks the upper reaches of the Middle Mississippi River Valley. Large communities with plenty of attractions in the region include Quincy, Keokuk, and Fort Madison. The historic town of Nauvoo is located in this region. A drive along the Great River Road from Nauvoo to Hamilton runs right along the river and is particularly scenic during the fall. Three locks and dams make this prime Bald Eagle watching country during the winter.
For Travelers Heading Down River
Meeting the Missouri
The two longest rivers of the United States, the Missouri and the Mississippi, meet at St. Charles County, Missouri. The Historic St. Charles downtown area offers visitors a variety of attractions including the Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center, The Foundry Art Centre, and Missouri’s First State Capitol. Nearby is Confluence State Park and the Daniel Boone Home.
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway area is one of America’s newer scenic byways. With over 20,000 acres of forest and wetlands at the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, it is a nature lovers paradise. Visitors will find spectacular colors in the fall and bald eagles in the winter. History abounds in the region ranging from the prehistoric Cahokia Mounds to sites on the National Register of Historic Places.
