Group Tours

St. Joseph is a town that has always welcomed others...

Once serving as a hub for travelers heading to the West, our welcoming town knows how to handle big groups of any kind.

Please browse through our sample itineraries and services below to plan your next group tour. Don't hesitate to call or e-mail with any questions or concerns.

Receptive Operators
Group Tour Services
Group Tour Entertainment 

“The Hidden History of the West”
Itinerary provided by Captain Frank Guide & Tour Service
816-233-4321

Day One
12:00 p.m.  Arrive at hotel; check in and meet step-on-guide.
 
1:00 p.m.  Arrive at a St. Joseph restaurant for lunch.
 
2:00 p.m.  Depart for Missouri Valley Trust for tour & holdup by Jesse James.
 
2:45 p.m.  Depart for Pony Express National Museum, Patee House Museum, and Jesse James Home Museum.
 
4:30 p.m.  Depart for hotel with Welcome Reception.
 
6:00 p.m.  Board Terrible's St. Jo Frontier Casino. Be sure to bring Lady Luck with you for a fun time.
 
10:00 p.m.  Return to hotel.
 
Day Two
8:00 a.m.  Breakfast at hotel.

9:00 a.m.  Depart for Robidoux Row Museum and driving tour of Hall Street Historic District. Tour the Museum Hill Bed and Breakfast and enjoy coffee and cookies.
 
11:00 a.m.  Depart for the National Military Heritage Museum.
 
12:00 p.m.  Lunch at a fine restaurant.
 
1:00 p.m.  Tour Twin Spires Religious History Museum.
 
2:00 p.m.  Depart for Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art.
 
3:30 p.m.  Depart for home. Get ready to plan for the next FUN VISIT to St. Joseph, MO! 

“Day Tripper Special”
Itinerary provided by Lizam Tours
816-279-8453
 
10:00 a.m.   Arrive in St. Joseph where you will be greeted by your costumed step-on guide at the Pony Express National Museum.
 
10:45 a.m.  Hop the bus, or if the day is pleasant, stroll two blocks to the Patee House Museum and Jesse James Home Museum.
 
12:00 p.m.  Sit back and relax as you are treated to a delicious lunch with Calamity Jane who will entertain you with her tales of the "Old West" and teach you some roping.
 
1:30 p.m.  Visit the Missouri Valley Trust Bank. Although the bank was never held-up, beware, outlaws have been known to lurk here.
 
2:30 p.m.  Tour the Robidoux Row Museum.
 
3:30 p.m.  Step back in time as you tour the Chase Mansion.
 

Receptive Operators:  
 
Frank Flesher: "Captain Frank Guide & Tour Service"
701 Messanie
St. Joseph, MO 64501
Phone: 816-233-4321
Email: nmhm90@yahoo.com
Fax: 816-279-9667
Contact: Frank Flesher
Cost for step on guide: $30/hour
Services provided include receptive, step on guide, reunion planning, group and convention planning. 

Lizam Tours & Entertainment
1510  1/2 S. 41st
St. Joseph, MO 64507
Phone: 816-279-8453
Email: lizcalam@cs.com
Contact: Kay Goodman
Description:  Experience professional "one call" service for tours, conventions, meetings, and entertainment.  Call Kay "Miss Lizzie" Goodman.

Around Town Tours, St. Joseph Museum
1100 Charles, PO Box 128
St. Joseph, MO  64502-0128
Phone:  800-530-8866
Email:  sim@stjosephmuseum.org
Contact:  Kathy Reno
Details:  Tours of historic St. Joseph.  Follow the Lewis & Clark in Northwest Missouri, see where the Pony Express began, plus a whole lot more!   Just let us know what your interests are.
 
CVB Group Tour Services:
 
Goodie bags for each member of your group:
The Convention & Visitors Bureau will provide giveaways to each member of your group when you overnight. Items include a St. Jo brochure and other selected items just for your group!

Personalized welcome from a Convention & Visitors Bureau Volunteer:
We want you to enjoy your stay in St. Joseph. That's why we feel it is important to personally welcome each overnight group that visits St. Joseph.

Group Tour Entertainment:

Lizam Tours and Entertainment
1510 1/2 South 41st Street
816-279-8453
lizcalam@cs.com 
Miss Lizzie and Calamity Jane:  Step back, Jesse James, its time for the Wild West from a woman's point of view.  History and humor mix, and the bullets fly when these outrageous characters hit the stage.  An audience participation show that gets the whole group involved in the mayhem.