County seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States

St. Joseph, is a city in Missouri. It is famous as the place where Jesse James was gunned down, and as the home of Cherry Mash confectionery (warning: acquired taste). And before all that, embarkation point for the Oregon Trail and Pony Express.

St Joseph Missouri skyline

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Map of St. Joseph (Missouri)

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St. Joe is at the intersection of I-29 and US 36, 30 mins north of KCI Airport in Kansas City. I-229 forms a loop that goes to Downtown. US 59, US 71, US 169, and Missouri Route 6 also run through town.

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Cherry-Mash-Split

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For various reasons, the food scene in St. Joseph is fairly generic. Plenty of well-established and well-known chain restaurants and fast food joints can be easily found in almost any area of the city, excluding the downtown area.

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  • St. Joseph Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 109 S 4th St, [1]
  • 1 St. Joseph Public Library.
  • 2 St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch.

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Routes through St. Joseph
Omaha via Council Bluffs N   S Kansas CityEND
DenverStrasburg W   E CameronHannibal
AtlanticMaryville N   S Kansas CityJoplin
Fort DodgeWinterset N   S Kansas CityTulsa



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