Make Missouri Your Spring Break Destination

Spring break has become a tradition for college students across the nation. Popular destinations often include the sunny beaches of the Gulf Coast and California but spring break doesn't have to include the ocean. College students on a budget can find alternatives to the beach and one state that offers a variety of amusements is Missouri.

Missouri's central location near the middle of the United States makes the Show-Me-State accessible to students from almost any college or university in the nation. Missouri can be reached by major highways, by bus, by plane, and even by train. Major highways include Interstate 70 that runs from east to west across the state, Interstate 55 that travels south from St. Louis to the Bootheel region, Interstate 44 that runs from the southwest corner of the state to St. Louis, and Highway 71 than runs from the northern border to the southern along the Kansas City side of Missouri.

Most spring breaks take place in March or April. Missouri's weather is capricious - an old folk adage says if you don't like the weather in Missouri, just wait - it will change. During spring, weather in Missouri can be a balmy 80 degrees or a late short-lived snow may fall on the blooming daffodils! 

Missouri offers something for every taste. Students who want to experience urban life during spring break will find that amusements and attractions abound in Missouri's largest city of St. Louis. The city's best known attraction, the Gateway Arch, is celebrating its' 40th anniversary with special events. Tour the Arch from the ground up and ride to the top for a fantastic view over downtown St. Louis and well into Illinois over the waters of the mighty Mississippi River. Students who are over the legal gambling age can wander down to one of several riverfront gambling casinos and try their luck.

The St. Louis Zoo is one of the nation's most extensive and is free to the public. Local Museums include the Missouri History Museum, the Old Cathedral, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, and the St. Louis Art Museum.