Trail of Tears State Park

Last weekend we traveled down to Trail of Tears State Park which is just north of Cape Girardeau, MO. It was an easy drive from our home in suburban St. Louis. We were pleasantly surprised by this park. The museum was nice and explained the story of the Trail of Tears and how this park was part of the trail where the Cherokee crossed the Mississippi River.
The park grounds comprised a large area and the park had more trails than we had time to take. We took a nice trail to an scenic overlook, where we enjoyed a nice view of the Mississippi and a could easily see all the way over to Anna, IL.