Location: Follows the Mississippi River along Route 79 in northeastern Missouri
Length: 30 miles (48 km)
Time To Allow: 1 day

Description/Highlights/Points of Interest

Visitors to the Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road will discover a unique culture shaped by the Mississippi River and the many different peoples that have called Pike County, Missouri home. The story of the byway is visible in the Victorian streetscapes of Clarksville and Louisiana, in the limestone bluffs that offer stunning views of the Mississippi, and in the plantation-era mansions and still-operating farms that stir memories of the struggles and perseverance of people throughout this nation's history.

The following organization offers trips in Missouri:

Ozarks & Branson
Tauck World Discovery
Stunning panoramas lie around every turn in the rugged Ozark and Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri. If nature ever blessed an area, it would be the limestone hills and deeply carved valleys that make up Hot Springs National Park and Lake of the Ozarks. From Memphis to St. Louis, explore a rich legacy of history amidst the magnificent beauty of the region, highlighted by a visit to Branson, "Family Entertainment Capital" of the world!