Osage Lakes Region, Missouri
Water, and plenty of it, is a big part of the appeal in the Osage Lakes Region. Nearly half of the state's impounded waters await visitors here in west-central Missouri. You'll also find generous helpings of history, scenic countryside, state parks and friendly towns.
Whether you're relaxing at a family resort near the water, visiting an art or history musum, or enjoying the scenery along a country road, you'll be glad you visited Missouri's Osage Lakes Region. For vacation fun, it's a "natural".
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Simon Bolivar Statue
Bolivar, the county seat, was laid out by William Jamieson in 1835
Bolivar, MO ArtsStockton Lake Scuba Diving
Scuba divers have learned that Stockton Lake holds many great dive sites below her glittering surface. The underwater structures are as beautiful and varied as the surface terrain which surrounds the lake. Visibility will vary with the seasons and is usually in the 8 to 10
, MO Scuba DivingPolk County Courthouse
The Polk County Courthouse, completed in 1907, dominates the square in the county seat of Bolivar. Both the county and the city were organized in 1835. The county covers 642 square miles and is home to about 27,000
Bolivar, MO Historic CourthousesHenry County Museum and Cultural Arts Center
The Henry County Museum is a four-building museum complex housing the general history museum. It also includes an 1850s dog trot log homestead, turn-of-the-century village, one-room school, and Victorian era rooms. Entrance to the building is through the adjacent Annex, 203
Clinton, MO MuseumsBothwell Lodge State Historic Site
A turn-of-the-century "Castle on the Hill." Bothwell Lodge represents early 20th-century living and arts and crafts architecture. This castlelike building was constructed between 1897 and 1928 for a prominent Sedalia lawyer, John Homer Bothwell.
Sedalia, MO Famous HomesNorthward Museum / Polk County Historical Society
The North Ward Museum is housed in the North Ward Elementary School built in 1903 which was purchased by a local family and donated to the Historical Society of Polk County. Hundreds of objects and documents touching on area history are on display and stored in the Museum'
Bolivar, MO MuseumsWar Memorials
The Doughboy Statute was erected in 1925 in honor of the Polk County servicemen during 1917-1919. Next to the WWI memorial is a black granite memorial to honor servicemen of All Wars erected in 1996
Bolivar, MO MemorialsTruman State Park Nature Trails
The landscape is a mix of trees and natural grasslands that is very characteristic of Missouri'
, MO TrailsHarry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir Visitors Center
Truman Reservoir in truly a water sports paradise. This tree studded lake is a haven for some of the best fishing in the country. With 55,000 surface acres, there is plenty of open water for your boating and skiing pleasure and beautiful sandy beaches to enjoy the summer sun! The Visitor'
Warsaw, MO Visitors Centers