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The Cape River Heritage Museum is located in the old Cape Fire Station. The tiny museum displays river-related artifacts including some steamboat models and an old fire engine.
Directions:
Cape River Heritage Museum
Corner Independence St and Frederick St
Cape Girardeau, MO
Phone (314) 334-0405 or (314) 335-6333
Opening hours: Mar - Dec Wed / Fri / Sat 1 pm - 4 pm (contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau for details)
capegirardeaucvb.org
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Cape River Heritage Museum
The floodwall of Cape Girardeau features the Missouri Hall of Fame Murals. Included is a painting of the steamboat Cape Girardeau. There are more murals all around the town. For more information check the website.
capegirardeaucvb.org
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Missouri Wall of Fame Murals
The South East Missouri Regional Museum received most of the exhibits of the former Golden Eagle River Museum of St. Louis. A special exhibition called River Boat Legacy: A Gift from the Golden Eagle River Museum closed on Aug 14, 2005. The artifacts will be displayed in a new building in the near future.
Directions:
South East Missouri Regional Museum
Memorial Hall, Room 122
One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone (573) 651-2260
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 4 pm, weekends noon - 4 pm, no admission
www5.semo.edu/museum
From Higway 61 BUS take Broadway, turn left at Henderson. The Museum is located at the corner of Henderson and Normal Street.
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South East Missouri Regional Museum
