Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
37352 Shrine Rd. • Florida, MO 65283 • 573-565-3449 • www.mostateparks.com/twainsite.htm
One of America’s unique and best-loved personalities, Samuel Clemens - later known as Mark Twain - was born in a rented cabin in the small town of Florida. The cabin is now preserved inside the museum, along with a handwritten manuscript of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and furnishings from his Hartford, Conn. home, at Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. The historic site and surrounding Mark Twain State Park stand as a tribute to the author-humanist.
Hours: April 1-Oct. 30, Open Daily 10am - 5pm; Nov. - March, Closed Mon. & Tues.
Open Wed. - Sun. 10am - 4:30pm.
Ilasco (Cement Company Town) 1903-1962
Ilasco Historical Society • 60 Pioneer Trail • 573-248-1216
The village of Ilasco was created when large numbers of immigrants came from Slovakia, Romania, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Croatia & Ukraine to work at the newly built Atlas Portland Cement Plant in 1903. Visit the Ilasco Memorial Monuments & 100 year old jailhouse on Hwy 79 (2miles south of Mark Twain Cave).
Heartland Dairy
From Hannibal, take Highway 61 north to Highway 6, west. In LaBelle, take Route D, 5 miles south. Watch for sign. 660-284-6212 • www.heartland-ministries.org
Tour Missouri’s largest dairy, where more than 4,000 holsteins are milked daily — 360 cows an hour! Take a guided tour, or watch the milking process from the observation deck above the 60-cow carousel. Heartland Dairies also includes a goat milking and processing operation, milking 250 goats morning and evening. With over 800 goats in the herd, the goat dairy continues to grow. View the barn, nursery, milk house, cheese room, and farm life. Heartland Dairies invites visitors to stay at the Ozark Lodge & Steakhouse, part of the Heartland community near Newark, Missouri. Accommodations, gift shop, steakhouse, a fifties style cafe, and more! Visit www.heartland-ministries.org for details.
Collver Family Winery
I-72, Exit 20 • #2 Rooster Way • Barry, IL 62312
217-335-3279 • www.collverfamilywinery.com
Visit the Winery located in historic Barry, IL. Enjoy complimentary wine tasting and browse the selection of wine accessories and gifts in the gift shop. Open yearround. Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Sunday Noon-6:00 p.m., Closed on Mon. Check our websites for special events; ie. festivals, etc.
Crown Valley Port House
25795 Hwy N, Clarksville, Missouri 63336 • 573-242-3695
www.crownvalleywinery.com/tievoli
Crown Valley Port House features an elaborate tasting bar, indoor and outdoor
seating, a bistro, gift shop and custom movie theater. This unique destination is where our bottles and barrels of Port wine age. Visitors can take a tour of the facility, enjoy live music on the weekends and sample Crown Valley Wine and Craft Beers. Come see what Crown Valley Port House has to offer. For a full list of events visit our website.
