Southeast or Southwest Missouri
Southwest Missouri is beautiful. The Ozarks offer great trout fishing, massive deep rivers and lots of water sports. Great people, the bible belt. Conservative, the four seasons and if you like country music and old doo wop ..Branson. Also, travel to Springfield for the national largest wild life center anywhere and the aquarium at the biggest Bass Pro in the USA.
I second that. Then again I’m from the Ozarks!