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Route 66 & Southwest
Joplin, Carthage and Neosho share southwest Missouri stories through art, historic squares and nature.
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Find your place
Route 66 & Southwest, a little closer.
Joplin, Carthage and Neosho share southwest Missouri stories through art, historic squares and nature. Follow your interests between separate communities, with time for the scenic roads and local stops along the way.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Route 66 & Southwest. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Missouri photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Downtown Joplin 02.jpg — AbeEzekowitz. Own work CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- JasperCountyCourthouse retouched.jpg — Originaly by TheWhitePelican ; modifications by Kbh3rd. File:JasperCountyCourthouse.JPG CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Newton County MO Courthouse 20151022-113.jpg — Kbh3rd. Own work CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Missouri FIPS29, 114 counties plus independent St. Louis city. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.