The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← The Upper Midwest & Great LakesJefferson City

Day777

Day 777 — The Capitol — Jefferson City

Full day2h 30m planned

767BBQ & Jazz 768Museums 769Free Day 770East to Independence 771Truman & the Trails 772Free Day 773South to Branson 774Shows & Silver Dollar City 775Free Day 776Northeast to the capital 777The Capitol 778Free Day 779East to St. Louis 780The Arch 781Forest Park & City Museum 782Free Day 783North to Hannibal 784Tom & Huck 785Free Day 786North to Iowa 787Capitol & Sculpture 788Free Day 789East to the Colonies 790Colonies & the Cornfield 791Free Day 792North to the Twin Cities 793River & Lakes 794Mall & Falls 795St. Paul 796Free Day 797North to Lake Superior 798The Lake & the Shore 799Free Day 800North to Voyageurs 801On the Water 802The Boundary Waters 803Southeast to Wisconsin 804The Peninsula 805Free Day 806South to Green Bay 807Lambeau Field 808Free Day 809West to the Dells 810Water & Rock 811Free Day 812South to Spring Green 813Down the Rabbit Hole 814Free Day 815East to the capital 816Capitol & State Street 817Free Day 818East to Milwaukee 819Art on the Lake 820Harleys & Beer 821Free Day 822South to Chicago 823The Bean & the Art Institute 824Architecture & the Sky 825Museum Campus 826The Mag Mile & the Pier 827Wrigley & the South Side 828Free Day 829Free Day 830Northwest to Galena 831Main Street & Grant 832Free Day 833South to Springfield 834Lincoln's Springfield 835Free Day 836East to Indianapolis 837The Brickyard 838Circle City 839Free Day 840Northwest to the Dunes 841Sand & Shore 842East to Grand Rapids 843Gardens & a President 844Free Day 845To the Dutch coast 846Holland 847Frankenmuth 848Free Day 849North to the Straits 850Mackinac Island 851Sleeping Bear & the Wine 852Free Day 853South to Lansing 854Capitol & Campus 855Free Day 856East to Detroit 857Motown & Downtown 858The Henry Ford 859Rivera's Detroit 860Free Day 861South to Cleveland 862Rock & Roll 863Cuyahoga Valley 864Free Day 865Shawshank, then the Capital 866Statehouse & German Village 867Free Day 868West to Dayton 869Wings & the Wrights 870Free Day 871South to Cincinnati 872The Riverfront 873Free Day 874East to Pittsburgh

Murals above the river.

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m
Missouri State CapitolState CapitolsAnchor
The domed capitol above the Missouri, home to Thomas Hart Benton's sweeping social-history mural.
201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO
from 12:30 PM(Afternoon)· unscheduled
An afternoon offFree / Rest Days
A small capital, a big dome, and then nothing at all. The bluff behind the capitol looks straight down the Missouri River and is the best seat in town.

What the colours mean

On this day

State Capitols1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here