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Owl Prowl at World Bird Sanctuary
Valley Park 
Come over to the dark side at the World Bird Sanctuary and meet the remarkable birds that exist by moonlight. This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the amazing life of Owls. Spend an ...
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Feather Your Nest Conservatory Exhibit at Powell Gardens
Kingsville 
Sit a spell and enjoy the winter scenery from a warm vantage point. Local interior designers create a variety of indoor garden "rooms" within Powell Gardens' stunning glass-topped conservatory. Each ...
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Missouri Botanical Garden's Annual Orchid Show
St. Louis 
The Orchid Show features 800 blooming orchids in a lush, tropical landscape. The Missouri Botanical Garden maintains one of the world’s major orchid collections. The Orchid Show is the only ...
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2012 National Ice Carving Association U.S. National Championships at Titanic Museum Attraction
Branson 
Thirty of the U.S. National Ice Carving Association’s (NICA) champion Ice Carvers are coming to Branson to blast, drill and torch three-hundred-pound chunks of ice into fantastic works of art. ...
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2012 Mardi Gras Pub Crawl
Osage Beach 
One of the biggest parties of the year at the Lake of the Ozarks, more than 20 restaurants and bars participate in this annual event. A $5 wristband gets you into all locations, as well as access to ...
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The Civil War in Missouri
St. Louis 
This exhibit is presented at The Missouri History Museum, in Forest Park. To commemorate the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to explore the complexities of the Civil War in the Show-Me State, this ...
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The Pony Express and the Patee House
Scott McCullough (Nov. 2011) 
The Pony Express mail service began on April 3, 1860, at 7:15 p.m., when a lone rider departed on horseback from the gates of Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri, headed west. He carried ...
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Missouri's Katy Trail
Scott McCullough (Jan 2012) 
    Whether you’re a bicyclist, walker, a nature lover or history buff, Missouri’s Katy Trail State Park offers an opportunity to explore Missouri’s natural ...
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World Series MVP Talks Tourism
Ben Yarnell 
When a hometown kid makes good –in this instance, "good" means becoming a World Series hero by providing some of the greatest post-season hits in baseball history–it's fair to wonder just ...
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Grape to Glass: Vineyards and Wineries in Missouri
Scott McCullough 
Wine enthusiasts study-up on vino the way students prepare for a tough test. But you don’t have to be a total wine scholar to enjoy what Missouri’s wineries have to offer. In Missouri, ...
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