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The Atlas Obscura Guide To St. Joseph

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in St. Joseph, Missouri

Updated December 10, 2014

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Glore Psychiatric Museum

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

St. Joseph, Missouri

Jesse James Home Museum

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

St. Joseph, Missouri

The Pony Express National Historic Trail and Museum

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.
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Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

The first home of the doomed aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
20 miles from St. Joseph

Atchison, Kansas

Amelia Earhart Earthworks

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.
22 miles from St. Joseph

Weston, Missouri

TerraVox Winery

A vineyard devoted entirely to an unexplored flavor frontier.
24 miles from St. Joseph

Weston, Missouri

O'Malley's Pub

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.
24 miles from St. Joseph
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