It's called the Show Me State for a reason, but it could also be called the Show You State, because as all Missourians know, we've got plenty to show off. That?s right, Missouri's got it all, running the gamut from apple pie normalcy to the downright funny, creepy, and just plain weird! Author James Strait has combed through the state from corner to corner to bring you the weirdest, most bizarre, scary, and entertaining local legends and best kept secrets Missouri has to offer. With camera and notepad in hand, Jim covered the highways and byways, rivers and bluffs to uncover the odd and offbeat.

Includes index.

Local legends --Ancient mysteries -- Fabled people and places -- Unexplained phenomena -- Bizarre beasts -- Local heroes and villains -- Personalized properties -- Roadside oddities -- Roads less traveled -- Show me the ghosts -- Tales from the grave -- Abandoned in Missouri.