Start of the trail for wagons bound west and hometown of President Truman, Independence, Missouri, is well-endowed with historic attractions including covered wagon tours through the old part of town.

With more than a thousand miles of shoreline, Lake of the Ozarks is deservedly popular with houseboaters and water-skiers, though there are also cultural pursuits in the general region.

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