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▲ SITE SELECTION GUIDE | MISSOURI Independence MO Tourism Search for CVBs, sports commissions & sports facilities at www.sportseventsmagazine.com Soccer is a popular sport in Independence. The city offers fields at the Independence Athletic Complex and the KC Sports Lodge. MISSOURI FREE TIME FUN There are many reasons Missouri is a popular sporting event destination—two major airports, lodging and dining options, attractions for post-game fun, and, of course, venues for practically every sport. But perhaps no feature is quite as significant as its convenient location. "Missouri is within a day's drive of many large Midwestern cities, and it borders eight states, so a significant portion of the country can get to Missouri fairly quickly," said Katie Steele Danner, director for the Missouri Division of Tourism. What's Going On… Branson 30 June 2013 Convention Center offers 220,000 square feet of flexible space and n connects to the Hilton Branson See Ad Convention Hotel, a 12-story on p. 32 hotel with 290 rooms. rea Contact: Branson/Lakes Area CVB, www.explorebransonsports.com. Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri's Cape Girardeau is the largest community on Interstate 55 between Memphis and St. Louis. With multiple facilities for a variety of sports, the Cape hosts all sorts of sporting events, such as USSSA Boys Baseball, Triple Crown Sports Regional World Series Baseball Tournament, GSA Girl's Fast Pitch Softball Tournament and American Junior Golf Association Tournament. Hotel rooms: 900 Silver Dollar City Branson sits in the southwestern portion of the state in the scenic Ozark Mountains. The area is known for its live shows and entertainment, but outdoor opportunities flourish in Branson. Branson is home to multiple lakes: Table Rock Lake and Bull Shoals offer excellent bass fishing, and Lake Taneycomo offers some of the best trout fishing in the country, according to local hospitality industry officials. Hotel rooms: 17,000 Major facilities: The Branson RecPlex is a 44,000-square-foot indoor facility with 42 acres of baseball, softball and soccer fields. In addition, it offers a 12,250-square-foot waterpark with a six-lane pool. Indoors are two basketball/volleyball courts and a track. Convention center: The Branson ONE WILD RIDE Branson's Silver Dollar City offers more than 30 rides and attractions for a day filled with fun. And for the big thrill seekers there's the park's new Outlaw Run, the second fastest wood coaster in the world. Outlaw Run features the world's first and only double barrel roll on a wooden coaster, is the only wood coaster to twist upside down three times and is the world's steepest wood coaster with a first drop of 162 feet. www.silverdollarcity.com www.sportseventsmagazine.com