With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Hannibal, 20 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here should be Mark Twain Cave, Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center and Mark Twain Cave and Cameron Cave. Don’t skip Nauvoo either! Just 45 miles away, Historic Nauvoo, Nauvoo State Park and Joseph Smith Historic Site are non-negotiable stops here.