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

Get in

By car

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.

See

• 1 Jesse James Home, 1202 Penn St, ☏ +1 816 232-8206. Adults $4, Seniors $3, Students $2, Kids 5 and under free. (updated Oct 2020)
• 2 Pony Express National Museum, 914 Penn St, ☏ +1 816 279-5059.  
• 3 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Ave, ☏ +1 816 233-7003, toll-free: +1-888-254-2787, frontdesk@albrecht-kemper.org. (updated Dec 2019)
• 4 Glore Psychiatric Museum. (updated Oct 2020)
• 5 Patee House. Operates as a museum. (updated Oct 2020)
• 6 Robidoux Row. Local History museum. (updated Oct 2020)

Do

• 1 Phil Welch Stadium. Baseball Stadium. (updated Oct 2020)
• Missouri Western Griffons. Sports teams of Missouri Western State University. (updated Oct 2020)
• 2 Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building. Performing arts center. (updated Oct 2020)

Buy

• 1 East Hills Mall, 3702 Frederick Ave, ☏ +1 816 279-5667, info@shopeasthills.com. (updated Oct 2020)
• 2 Chase Candy Company, 1307 S 59th Street. Not open for tours, but you can stop to buy a Cherry Mash. (updated Feb 2022)

Cherry-Mash-Split

Eat

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.

Drink

• River Bluff Brewing, 1224 Fredrick Ave, ☏ +1 816-259-5339, info@riverbluffbrew.com. (updated Apr 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Stoney Creek Hotel St. Joseph, 1201 N Woodbine Rd, ☏ +1 816 901-9600. Has a nice frontier feel with breakfast and a hot tub, pool, and bar. $96 (Feb 2022). (updated Feb 2022)
• 2 Shakespeare Chateau Inn Bed & Breakfast, 809 Hall St, ☏ +1 816 232-2667. A stately mansion from 1885 is the locality of this bed & breakfast. $179 (Feb 2022). (updated Feb 2022)

Connect

• St. Joseph Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 109 S 4th St,
• 1 St. Joseph Public Library. (updated Oct 2020)
• 2 St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch. (updated Oct 2020)

Go next

Routes through St. Joseph

Omaha via ← Council Bluffs ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → END
Denver ← Strasburg ←	W  E	→ Cameron → Hannibal
Atlantic ← Maryville ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → Joplin
Fort Dodge ← Winterset ←	N  S	→ Kansas City → Tulsa