Boonville, MO

united states

Boonville sits on the Missouri River about 100 miles west of Columbia, accessible via I-70 Exit 101. This Cooper County town of 7,689 connects to Kansas City via I-70 west and Columbia via I-70 east, with Highway 5 running north to Sedalia. The rolling river valley terrain and historic downtown make it a pleasant stop. George Caleb Bingham painted his famous Missouri River scenes here in the 1840s.