The more I learn about former President Dwight Eisenhower, the more I like him. After visiting his adult home in Gettysburg last Summer, I knew a stop at his Presidential library and…
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Kansas has long been thought of as a place to simply drive through to get across the country. The state’s capital city has plenty of things to see and do which may…
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Visitors to Kansas City, Missouri are taking a second look at the newly refurbished National Museum Of Toys / Miniatures. And, according to the latest attendance numbers – they’re liking what they…
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The Missouri History Museum is taking tourists on a trip back in time. A Walk in 1875 St. Louis gives guests a launching pad to set out and explore actual sites still…
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On a chilly Saturday morning in October, tourists from near and far descended on one of Ohio’s most popular longtime attractions in droves. The front doors were about to open at the…
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First of all, no ducks were harmed during the writing of this story. Turns out duckpin bowling has literally nothing do with ducks at all. It’s a bit bizarre, though more nostalgic. …
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Saint Louis media enthusiast Frank Absher is outside polishing the doorknobs of what was once the Third Christian Scientist Church at 3504 Russell Blvd as I pulled in front of the building’s…
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The first thing you’ll learn about the site of Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home – is that it’s no longer there. In fact, it makes sense when you realize the impossibility that anyone…
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Springfield may be the third largest city in the state of Missouri but I can’t be the only one that was surprised to learn how much this place has to offer –…
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Thirty miles south-west of Des Moines is one of the best representations for the phrase “small town USA” – Winterset, Iowa. It was good enough for American icon John Wayne (though he…