Jefferson City Historic Sites & Interpretive Centres
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Historic Sites & Interpretive Centres in Jefferson City, MO, Missouri.
No longer operating as a prison, Missouri State Penitentiary was originally opened in 1836 and was decommissioned in 2004. The penitentiary is now open for hard hat tours. Before shutting down, Missouri State Penitentiary was the oldest continually operating penitentiary west of the Mississippi. Tours highlight some of its famous inmates from the past such as heavyweight champion Sonny Liston and James Earl Ray.
A rare Missouri river landing, this was the site of the original river landing and the first area settled in the City of Jefferson. Structures at the historic site date back to 1839, which makes it the oldest riverfront landing on the Missouri River. Staff of the Missouri State Museum manage Jefferson Landing State Historic Site.
