Independence is known for the Truman Library & Museum, with exhibits detailing the life and career of the former U.S. president and hometown hero. At the Frontier Trails Museum, artifacts and wagon tours illustrate the pioneer era, while the nearby Community of Christ Temple has a visitors center tracing the area's Mormon heritage. There are a number of casual restaurants serving Italian and American comfort food.
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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states: Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.

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The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation?s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

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