State Flower: White Hawthorn
State Capital: Jefferson City
State Nickname: "Show Me State"
State Abbreviation: MO
Number of Counties: 82
Top Landmarks: Gateway Arch, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Missouri Botanical Garden
Neighbors: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma & Tennessee
Popular Foods: Prosperity Sandwich, St. Louis Style Pizza, Pork Steak
Largest City: Kansas City
Crops: Corn, Soybean
Name of Residents: Missourians
Noteworthy Bodies of Water: Mississippi River, Lake of the Ozarks & Clearwater Lake
St. Louis is known as "The Gateway to the West" because it is the beginning point of the Oregon Trail.