Cape River Heritage Museum

Cape River Heritage Museum is a museum in Cape Girardeau Township, Missouri which is located on Independence Street. Cape River Heritage Museum is situated nearby to Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr., United States Courthouse, as well as near Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Houck Stadium and Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.

Houck Stadium

Stadium

Houck Field is a stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer teams. Houck Stadium is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Cape River Heritage Museum.

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.

The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is situated 1 mile southeast of Cape River Heritage Museum.

Show Me Center

Event venue

The Show Me Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Since its opening in 1987, this joint project between the City of Cape Girardeau and the university annually hosts approximately 250 meeting room and 160 arena events as an entertainment, meeting, and gathering center. Show Me Center is situated 1 mile north of Cape River Heritage Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and East Cape Girardeau.

Cape Girardeau

Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.

Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.

East Cape Girardeau

Village

Photo: Allen Gathman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Cape Girardeau is a village in McClure Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 289 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 251 in 2025. East Cape Girardeau is situated 1½ miles east of Cape River Heritage Museum.

Scott City

Town

Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cape Girardeau County portion is part of the Cape Girardeau-Jackson metropolitan area. Scott City is situated 6 miles south of Cape River Heritage Museum.

Cape River Heritage Museum

Type: Museum
Address: 538 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Cape Girardeau Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.30426° or 37° 18′ 15″ north

Longitude

-89.52527° or 89° 31′ 31″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 1195606897

OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr., United States Courthouse and Cape Girardeau Fire Station No. 1.

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