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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 front doors. Turns out I was the first…
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 could have known that Lincoln "the boy" would…
Thirty miles southwest of Des Moines is where you'll find a place that is quite possibly the best small town in Iowa. It's also one of the best representations of the phrase "small town USA". Winterset was good enough for…
While covering travel, I've explored quite a few Presidential sites in the United States. I've seen libraries, burial grounds, childhood homes, statues - and on it goes. The Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is one of my favorite…
When Cathy Ferree drives into work each morning - she looks for the giant red helium balloon floating above Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. "Oh good, we're flying today" says Ferree who is Vice President of Education at the Fishers,…
You've heard me say over and over again that there's a museum for anything and everything in this country. It's all part of what makes road trips across America so much fun - stumbling upon places like Mr. Ed's Elephant…
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