Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
10 Amazing Missouri Facts
1. During the Civil War, Missouri contributed more soldiers to the war than any other state.
2. Missouri and Tennessee border eight states, more than any other state.
3. The word Missouri is from a Sioux dialect and means “people with wooden canoes.”
4. Missouri's Gateway Arch is the United States’ tallest monument, at 630 feet. The Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and over twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
5. Kansas City, Missouri, has more fountains than any other city in the U.S., hence its nickname: “The City of Fountains.”
6. Missouri was part of the Tri-State Tornado Outbreak, the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. and the second deadliest in the world.
7. Even though the Missouri state flag features two grizzly bears, the species has never lived in the state.
8. Kansas City is the barbecue capital of the world.
9. Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri, is the smallest national park in the U.S., at only 192 acres. Hot Springs National Park and the National Park of Samoa round out the top three smallest.
10. Famous people from Missouri include Mark Twain, Dick Van Dyke, George Washington Carver, and Harry Truman.
10 Amazing Missouri Facts
1. During the Civil War, Missouri contributed more soldiers to the war than any other state.
2. Missouri and Tennessee border eight states, more than any other state.
3. The word Missouri is from a Sioux dialect and means “people with wooden canoes.”
4. Missouri's Gateway Arch is the United States’ tallest monument, at 630 feet. The Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and over twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
5. Kansas City, Missouri, has more fountains than any other city in the U.S., hence its nickname: “The City of Fountains.”
6. Missouri was part of the Tri-State Tornado Outbreak, the deadliest tornado outbreak in the U.S. and the second deadliest in the world.
7. Even though the Missouri state flag features two grizzly bears, the species has never lived in the state.
8. Kansas City is the barbecue capital of the world.
9. Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri, is the smallest national park in the U.S., at only 192 acres. Hot Springs National Park and the National Park of Samoa round out the top three smallest.
10. Famous people from Missouri include Mark Twain, Dick Van Dyke, George Washington Carver, and Harry Truman.
