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Missouri State Symbols
- State Seal
- State Animal
- State Flag
- State Fossil
- State Mineral
- State Rock
- State Tree
- State Aquatic Animal
- State Song
- State American Folk Dance
- State Bird
- State Flower
- State Insect
- State Musical Instrument
- State Capitol
- State Nut
- State Fish
- Missouri Day
- State Horse
- State Grape
- State Dessert
- State Dinosaur
- State Amphibian
- State Game Bird
- State Grass
- State Invertebrate
- State Reptile
The State Capitol
Jefferson City, the current state capitol, is Missouri's third state capitol. After the second capitol burned in 1911, the people of Missouri decided to build the grandest in the country. The Capitol has many magnificent features--the rotunda, the stained glass windows, the murals and paintings and photographs of legislators.
The Capitol is where our elected leaders meet to discuss the laws and programs which affect Missourians. The House of Representatives and the Senate meet to debate proposed laws in their own chambers, and the governor and other statewide elected officials have offices in the Capitol as well.