Hey you may not give two wacks about the Civil War or History but you just gotta check this place…read moreout! The Anderson House is a house from 1853(?) that went from the North to the South several times mostly used as a hospital during the war. You can walk through and see cannon balls, gun shots and sorts of great things about this time period. I always enjoy going to this place! Now the bad... there is a military school (Wentworth Military Academy) not too far from the Anderson House. It used to be "Tradition" to have the freshmen go and break into this historic house and spend the night there. Not really such a big deal BUT because of it there are places that have been vandalized, real sad. Its been awhile since I have been there but I heard they closed the house down to public tours because of this, not sure if that's a rumor or not though.

I am paralized and use a manual wheelchair. This State Park is very interesting in the museum; but,…read morethe route of travel to the Anderson House is difficult and even if you are in good shape you will need help getting back to the museum as the paving stones have holes that have partly filled with dirt and grass. It would be easy to fall on your face if your front caster falls in to one of the deeper holes. I had to pop a wheely for most of the way down to the house and chose the grass beside the path on the way up. Our group of two wheelchair users and one able body was told the house was open. However, when we got down there the door was locked and one of the State employees "Dianne Goodwin" was very rude and said loadly, " I am not going to give another tour today" and went up the hill with two older gentlemen toward the museum. Our group was able to see three sides of the house and were also able to peak in the window on the porch. The director appologized for the way we were treated by her employee. I recommend the museum but unless you have a power chair the Anderson House is hard to reach and you won't be able to see the second floor or even see a virtual tour.

It is my mission to visit all twelve of these MOTT statues across the United States. I always find…read morethe history of these very fascinating, especially with August Leimbach, the sculptor of all of them, being from my home city of St. Louis. This is the one that represents the Show-Me State. The statue is located in a small park on MO highway 224, and the intersection of Commerce and Highland. There are some historical markers on the site, including one about the Potawatomi Trail of Death. It is not widely known that Harry S Truman (who would become POTUS) helped dedicate the statue, even though the statue had moved from its original location elsewhere in the town. Some have questioned why it is in Lexington, but it is possibly because of its related history with the Santa Fe Trail. For parking, park on one of the side streets.

Great guides and info the place looks over the river glad we stopped in.................read more

A state park historic site that is a few blocks from downtown Lexington and situated near the…read moreMissouri River. The Battle of Lexington was a major morale boosting victory for the slave owning confederate supporters that lived in the area; 47% of the counties residents were "owned",and the land upon where the battle was its on Oliver Andersons hemp farm. Not only a slave owner, but a vocal critic of the abolitionists, declaring that owning slaves was correct and biblically driven. His beautiful slave built house is open for tours at $6, but I did not participate. The museum tries to give equal perspective to both sides with some great artifacts, photos, displays, maps... but still feels like a small shrine to the evil Anderson family and and merchants of human trafficking. Go support the Missouri State Park system and educate yourself before, during and after your visit.