Missouri: Photos, Posters, and Prints

The eastern border of Missouri is formed by the Mississippi River. The northeastern corner of the state is known as Mark Twain Country. The region surrounding St. Louis, in central eastern Missouri, encompasses the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Southeastern Missouri is contained by Interstate 44 and the Mississippi River. It is characterized by rolling hills and wetlands of the Ozarks. The southwestern region of the state contains several large, navigable lakes that support many developed campsites, picnic areas, marinas and beaches. The central region of Missouri contains Interstate 70, which connects St. Louis to Kansas City. The Missouri River winds through this region on its way toward the Mississippi River. Northwestern Missouri is known for its rural farming land, Amish communities and Pony Express origins.

Missouri's southern landscapes afford a choice of scenic rivers, lakes and rolling hills on which to hike, bike, drive, fish, kayak, raft and swim. Northern natural areas provide exceptional venues for bird watching, bike touring and hiking.

Missouri, in the heart of the USA, is a blend of frontier West, gracious South, the sophisticated East and industrial North. The Missouri Valley was a major pioneer route, with St Louis known as ‘The Gateway to the West’. It is bounded by the Mississippi River in the east. Prairies lie north of the Missouri River (the longest in the USA), with great plains to the west, rolling hills in the south and the Southern-style cotton lands to the southeast. The State’s riverboat culture was immortalised by Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi and in his tales of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.