Have you ever driven past a barn with a colorful star and wondered why? I always assumed it was merely decorative, but as it turns out, there's also much history and symbolism behind these rural icons.
West of the Mississippi, the site of the beginning of the American Frontier, you will find the only serving restaurant/tavern in Missouri that has been in operation since 1834.
I didn't even know this was a thing, but apparently it is. There are 30 general stores from the 1800s that are still in business and Missouri is home to one of them.
Did you know that there is one Missouri school that is the oldest in the state and was once the school for a few famous people you might have heard of?