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All the United States Missouri Jefferson City

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Jefferson City

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Jefferson City, Missouri

Updated October 24, 2018

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The Missouri State Penitentiary.

Jefferson City, Missouri

Missouri State Penitentiary

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Veterinary Museum of Missouri.

Jefferson City, Missouri

Veterinary Museum of Missouri

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.
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Renz Prison Farm in the 1930’s

Jefferson City, Missouri

Renz Women's Penitentiary

Destroyed by flood waters, prison now serves as a training ground for armed forces.
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The coincidences of the boats’ proportions are just too incredible

Columbia, Missouri

BoatHenge

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.
21 miles from Jefferson City
A piece of the Berlin Wall was installed next to the museum.

Fulton, Missouri

National Churchill Museum

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.
22 miles from Jefferson City
Devil’s Icebox. (Creative Commons)

Columbia, Missouri

Devil's Icebox

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
22 miles from Jefferson City
Part of the collection.

Linn, Missouri

Pigs Aloft Museum

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
23 miles from Jefferson City
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