The “Queen City of the Ozarks,” Springfield, Missouri, straddles the nation’s midsection with big-city attractions and a small-town heart.
With a lively history that includes Wild West shootouts and America’s first telegraph line, Springfield is a four-season beauty nestled in rolling Ozark hills.
It was in this quintessential Midwest town that the idea for Route 66—the “Mother Road” that opened up the West—was conceived.
Visit Springfield and swing your partner to country classics, stroll the campus of four universities, or dine in the revitalized downtown.