Arrow Rock

Arrow Rock ranks 7th on the list of the best day trips from Missouri. Arrow Rock is a charming historic village in Saline County, situated on the banks of the lovely Missouri River. For generations, the Arrow Rock bluff on the Missouri River was a significant landmark for Native Americans, explorers, and early westward travelers. This flint-bearing, high limestone bluff was first named "pierre a fleche" on a 1732 French map, which translates literally as "rock of arrows." Archaeological evidence indicates that indigenous cultures used the Arrow Rock bluff as a manufacturing site for flint tools and weapons for nearly 12,000 years.

The village has been designated as a National Historic Landmark in its entirety for its connection to the United States' Westward Expansion in the nineteenth century. The village's historic downtown district is associated with 19th-century artist George Caleb Bingham and contains several National Register of Historic Places-listed structures. Several sites in the village are on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. The J. Huston Tavern is the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River, and the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre is the state's oldest professional regional theatre.

Google rating: 4.3/5.0
Address: 716 Main StArrow Rock, MO 65320
Phone: 660.837.3608
Website: https://arrowrock.org/