St. Francois State Park (pronounced St. Francis) is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 2,734.97 acres (1,106.80 ha) located approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Park Hills in St. Francois County. The park features a campground, trails for hiking and horseback riding, and fishing read more
Gov. Daniel Dunklin’s Grave overlooks the Mississippi about 30 miles south of St. Louis at Herculaneum in Jefferson County, Missouri. The site is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site preserving the graves of Missouri’s fifth governor, Daniel Dunklin, and his wife, Emily Haley read more
Missouri Mines State Historic Site occupies Federal Mill No. 3 in Park Hills, Missouri, which processed the lead and zinc ore that was mined in the immediate area for many decades. The historic site features a geological and mining history museum and interpretive center in the old power building focusing read more
Twin Lakes Bog State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area featuring an intact tamarack (Larix laricina) swamp lying in a depression between two kettle lakes (North Twin Lake and South Twin Lake). The understory of the swamp has an open aspect to it, and read more
Belmont Mound State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, containing Belmont Mound, a 400-foot (120 m) hill topped by a 64-foot (20 m) observation tower. The park is managed by the Belmont Lions Club rather than the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Belmont Mound is an outlier read more
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End area of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of read more
Hawn State Park is a Missouri state park located near Ste. Genevieve. The 4,953-acre (2,004 ha) park was acquired in 1955. Inside the park boundaries are three state-designated Natural Areas. They are Pickle Creek, LaMotte Sandstone Barrens, and Botkin’s Pine Woods. Orchid Valley is also considered part of Hawn State read more
Governor Dodge State Park is a 5,270-acre (2,133 ha) Wisconsin state park outside Dodgeville in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Named after Henry Dodge, the first governor of the Wisconsin Territory, the park contains geologic features indicative of the Driftless Area. It is located 4.1 miles north of the Central business district read more
Edward Ted and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park is a Missouri state park located on the north side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River, approximately 8 miles north of the St. Louis Arch. The park was opened May 9, 2004, and includes 1,121 acres (454 read more
Tower Hill State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, which contains the reconstructed Helena Shot Tower. The original shot tower was completed in 1832 and manufactured lead shot until 1860. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The park abuts the Wisconsin read more