Get your kicks on Route 66

Visit Joplin

Joplin, MO is more than a destination - it's the next place to be. Explore attractions, 200+ restaurants and stay a while in this hub.

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WELCOME TO JOPLIN

Joplin, Missouri is more than a destination - it’s the place to be. Visit Joplin’s many attractions and must-see experiences and enjoy more than 200-plus restaurants when you aren’t exploring. Located in the beautiful Ozarks of Southwest Missouri, Joplin is where historic Route 66 meets the Jefferson Highway and unites with a pair of interstates (44 and 49), and is the hub where Kansas City, Wichita, Tulsa, and Fayetteville join forces.

There's a piece of Joplin for everyone, from the limestone bluffs and cascading waterfalls of the Ozarks landscape to the city's historic Murphysburg District and thriving, modern downtown.

DID YOU KNOW?

We're the source of up-and-comers: Like poetry? We gave birth to Langston Hughes. Dig history? Bonnie and Clyde sought refuge in JoMo. Want to be an actor? We claim Robert Cummings, Dennis Weaver, and the up-and-coming Frederic Doss. Rather move to your own beat? The music of Percy Wenrich and Charles McPherson was inspired here. Find innovation or become a legend? George Washington Carver, Thomas Hart Benton, and Mickey Mantle all have roots in the region.

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Must See Experiences

Make your first stop at the Visit Joplin Route 66 Visitor Center, where our staff will help you find the area's hidden treasures, share Joplin's history, and give you inside information on the Four States area. Explore our attractions, and meet our two-hundred-plus restaurants. Kick off your shoes and stay awhile in one of our open rooms. Get your kicks on Route 66.

GET YOUR KICKS ON JOPLIN’S ROUTE 66
Thousands of tourists travel historic Route 66 through Joplin each year. Are you one of them…
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1901 E 20th Street, Joplin, MO 64804

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(417) 623-7953 (800) 657-2534 childrens@joplinpubliclibrary.org sgrace@joplinpubliclibrary.org

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