Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site Located in Boone County, 573-449-7402, Burial site of Gov. Charles Henry Hardin.

State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry, Columbia, MO 65201, Columbia, Missouri, 573-882-7083, Great place to go. Includes reference and newspaper libraries.  

Bluestem Missouri Crafts 13 South Ninth Street, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-442-0211, Visit this local gallery representing over 250 of the state's finest craft artists. 

Columbia Art League Exhibitions 1013 East Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-443-8838, The exhibitions offered by the Columbia Art League feature visual artists from around the nation.  

Legacy Art & Bookworks 1010 East Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201, 800-776-4924, A fine-art gallery that displays contemporary and limited edition art by regional artist.  

Museum of Art and Archaeology 1 Pickard Hall - University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, 573-882-3591, This museum is the largest art museum in mid-Missouri.  

University of Missouri-Museum of Anthropology 100 Swallow Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, 573-882-3764, Visitors of all ages enjoy the interesting tours and variety of anthropological exhibits at this museum.

Walters-Boone County Historical Museum 3801 Ponderosa Street, Columbia, MO 65203, 573-443-8936, This museum contains history and art exhibits and offers educational tours of the building and displays.  

Albert-Oakland Park Blue Ridge & Oakland Gravel Roads, 573-474-5331, Beautiful 75 acre park featuring a municipal swimming pool, five tennis courts, two softball fields, three volleyball courts, picnic shelters, playgrounds, and a fishing lake.

Devil's Icebox Cave located 7 miles south of Columbia on US 63, 573-449-7402, Natural rock bridge and numerous sinkholes in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park are part of large limestone-cave system dating back thousands of years. Picnic sites and trails.

Martin Luther King Memorial Garden 800 South Stadium Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-874-7460, A public work of art with Dr. King's writings, landscaped gardens, gathering place next to MKT Trail.

Shelter Gardens 1817 Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-445-8441, Award-winning five acre garden featuring over 300 varieties of trees and shrubs plus over 15,000 annuals and perennials. Also features a replica of a one-room school house, a rose garden, and concerts every Sunday evening throughout the summer.