Joplin is a small city in the Missouri’s Joplin Creek Valley, originally settled when lead and zinc were discovered, creating an economic boom in the area. The city grew very fast and was considered quite a metropolis at the end of the 19th century. Many buildings are still standing in the colorful Joplin downtown along famous Route 66, which stretches from Chicago to Los Angeles, in the historic Murphysburg District where the city’s founding fathers built stately homes, or in the Sunshine Lamp District with its shops, restaurants, and galleries. Don’t miss Grand Falls, the largest natural waterfall in Missouri, which plunges 12 feet from a 163-foot-wide ledge. Enjoy a stroll through the Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center and pay your respects at the George Washington Carver National Monument.

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