Missouri
Visiting Southern Missouri – What Is There to See? (1)
1/18/24 •
Some people only know Missouri for two cities — St. Louis and Kansas City. Yet there is a lot more to Missouri than those two places. The southern section of…
Missouri Hick Bar-B-Q near Cuba in Missouri: Tasty Platters of Meat Await
4/04/23 •
…Monterrey cheese, bacon bits, chives and seasonings. It’s absolutely delicious–no wonder the locals recommend Missouri Hick! Cuba is where State Highway 19 meets I-44 (Exit 208) in east-central Missouri, about…
Missouri's DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge: 200,000 Artifacts on Display
7/03/23 •
The cargo of the sunken paddle-wheel steamboat Bertrand, on display at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley, Iowa, provides a fascinating snapshot of life in the steamboat era….
American National Fish and Wildlife Museum in Springfield, Missouri
5/21/20 •
The American National Fish and Wildlife Museum was the main reason we decided to take a short vacation to Springfield, Missouri. This impressive attraction is as fun as it is…
Clark County Mule Festival in Missouri: Mule Polo Does Indeed Exist
3/11/24 •
Festivals don’t come much funnier than the Clark County Mule Festival outside tiny Kahoka, Missouri. Organizers entice the notoriously stubborn critters to compete in any number of games and contests,…
Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Missouri: Hikes Include Bridges, Tunnels, Caverns, and Sinkholes
12/18/20 •
…is truly a memorable experience! Ha Ha Tonka State Park is in south-central Missouri, south of U.S. Highway 54 and Lake of the Ozarks and 30 miles north of Lebanon….
Hiking, Fishing, and Boating at Niobrara State Park, Nebraska
8/17/20 •
While traveling in our RV along the Missouri River in northeastern Nebraska, we took the advice of a friend and camped at Niobrara State Park, near where Lewis and Clark…
5 Picture-Perfect Towns Lost in Time
8/28/20 •
…of Montana” and still retains much of its historic charm. The Heritage Complex is home to the Museum of Missouri, the State of Montana’s Museum of the Northern Great Plains,…
George Rogers Clark Memorial in Indiana
11/04/23 •
As we meandered along backroads to Missouri, my husband and I found a classic monument in Vincennes, Indiana — the George Rogers Clark Memorial. In the visitor center, we watched…
Rogers, Arkansas: Admire Turn-of-the-Century Architecture
10/03/22 •
…it all right here. If You Visit… Rogers is on U.S. Highway 71, 204 miles northwest of Little Rock, just south of the Missouri-Arkansas line. For information about lodging and…
Daisy Airgun Museum in Rogers, Arkansas
4/29/24 •
…for our sons, so they can start making their own memories. Rogers is on U.S. Highway 71, about 20 miles north of Fayetteville, just south of the Missouri state line….
Columbus-Belmont State Park in Kentucky: A Little-Known Bit of Civil War History
4/29/21 •
…troops here stretched a huge chain across the river, anchored on each side by massive earthworks in Columbus, Kentucky and Belmont, Missouri. The river’s strong currents quickly broke it. Exhibits…
Giant Springs State Park, Montana: One of the Largest Freshwater Springs in the World
4/09/21 •
…as is this entire area. The spring empties into the Roe River, which runs only 201 feet before flowing into the mighty Missouri River. That makes the Roe the world’s…
