Local area

Thousand Hills State Park is a 3,215 acre Missouri State Park located in Adair County, two miles west of Kirksville. The park features 703 acre Forrest Lake and Native American petroglyphs.

Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university located in Kirksville, Missouri. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. It has a acceptance rate of 74.5%, with a total enrollment of 6200.

Heated Indoor & Outdoor pools located in Rotary Park.

Museum of Osteopathic Medicine and the International Center of Osteopathic History is located at A. T. Still University.

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences is a non-profit private graduate school focusing on health sciences, as well as the world's first osteopathic medical school. Founded in 1892 with enrollment of 3624 students.