Downtown Joplin

What’s the fastest way to get to know Joplin? Take a stroll downtown. With its unique shops, colorful art galleries, diverse restaurants, and lively night spots, downtown Joplin draws people in with its lively energy. This is the Sunshine Lamp District, named after the lamps that miners wore on their helmets back in Joplin’s booming mining days. While the facades of these solid brick buildings remind us of Joplin’s successful past,  their interiors embody
modern urban sophistication. Downtown Joplin is where people come to gather; it’s the heart of our city.