ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to trek to Missouri next month, all to soak in less than three minutes of darkness. A total solar eclipse really isn’t that rare — one occurs every 1-3 years when passage of the moon completely blocks the sun, casting a shadow on Earth.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – One of mid-Missouri’s fastest growing tourist attractions is a place where nobody wanted to be prior to its closing in 2004 – the Missouri State Penitentiary. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that 32,811 people this year visited the old state prison, a haunted-looking place that first opened in 1836.…
Spending by foreign and domestic tourists was a record $7.1 billion, a 4 percent increase over last year
