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The Missouri State Museum is where visitors go to immerse themselves in the history of the Show-Me State. The museum houses an impressive collection of exhibits portraying the state's natural and cultural history. Museum staff provide tours of the Capitol and also manage Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, including the Elizabeth Rozier Gallery.

Park Hours

Missouri State Museum

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, year-round (except New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas)

Lohman Building hours

  • March 1 through Labor Day
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
  • Tuesday after Labor Day weekend through February
    Closed

Union Hotel hours

  • March 1 through Labor Day
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
  • Tuesday after Labor Day weekend through February
    Closed

State Capitol hours

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, year-round (except New Year's, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas) 

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Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites
May 23, 2013
Fifty years ago, if you had arrived at the natural tunnel in Bennett Spring State Park, you would have seen a lake. Around 1964, a dam created from gravel and silt and reinforced with rebar and concrete blocked the upstream entrance of the natural tunnel. There is no record of how long the resulting lake lasted, but historical accounts state the dam failed after heavy rains, leaving only the portion of the structure seen today at the end of the trail. Walk the Natural Tunnel Trail today and imagine what it would have been like 50 years ago. For more information about this trail, other trails at the park, and all the other things you can do at Bennett Spring State Park, visit mostateparks.com.