Sightseeing
Local GemHistoric Main Street St. Charles
No admission feeStroll brick-paved Main Street along the Missouri River, browsing shops and restaurants set in buildings that date to the 1800s.
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Sightseeing
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
Preserved building that served as Missouri's first state capitol, in historic downtown St. Charles.
200 S. Main St., St. Charles, MO 63301-2855 · St. Charles, MO
About First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
This state historic site in St. Charles preserves the structure that housed Missouri's first government, used as the capitol in the early 1820s. Visitors can see rooms where the state's first legislature met, with rough-hewn timbers and dark wood floors. Interpretive programs explain how the state government took shape and what daily life was like in the early 1800s. The site sits near the Missouri River and the Katy Trail State Park, within the St. Charles Historic District.
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