Up the river road to Mark Twain’s hometown. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Historian188 km · about 108 min · 22 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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St. Louis, Missouri
The City Museum's Architectural Repurposing
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St. Louis, Missouri
The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis Academy Founders
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Chesterfield, Missouri
The Great Forest Park Balloon Race
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Chesterfield, Missouri
The Monarch Butterfly's Migration
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Defiance, Missouri
The Corps of Discovery Departure Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Defiance, Missouri
The Corps of Discovery Departure Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Lake St. Louis, Missouri
The Corps of Discovery Departure Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Wentzville, Missouri
Wentzville Assembly Automotive Evolution
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Moscow Mills, Missouri
The Old Rock House
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Troy, Missouri
Civilian Conservation Corps at Cuivre
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Troy, Missouri
Black Hawk's 1813 Campaign
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Elsberry, Missouri
The Auburn Mill Tragedy
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Eolia, Missouri
The Griffith-McCune Polygonal Barn
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Eolia, Missouri
Evolution of the Western Steamboat
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Bowling Green, Missouri
The Legend of Joe Bowers
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Bowling Green, Missouri
The Speaker from Bowling Green
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Frankford, Missouri
The Little Dixie Cultural Region
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Frankford, Missouri
The First Postmaster of Frankford
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New London, Missouri
The Ralls County Courthouse
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New London, Missouri
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home
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Hannibal, Missouri
The River Pilot's Pen Name
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.