Kansas City sits on Missouri’s western edge, straddling the border with Kansas and it is Missouri’s most populated city. today, it is known for its BBQ and blues, but in the early 1900’s, it was a city of vice…
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We were discussing Clinton’s Presidential Library (post about this visit linked here) with our friends the Cunningham’s and they noted Harry S. Truman’s Presidential Library and Museum was very interesting. It is located in Truman’s hometown of Independence, Missouri. …
Most national parks have plenty of hiking, scenic views, plenty of wildlife, and interesting trees or plants. We’ve only been to a few urban national parks, but this engineering marvel is one of them! I’ve said it before and…
I’ve never heard anyone say they were headed to Springfield, Missouri for a vacay…but I’m here to tell you that both the young and young at heart will enjoy a day or two at the Bass Pro flagship store…
Pea Ridge National Military Park sits in the northwestern corner of Arkansas on the Missouri border. It is the site of the largest Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War and the only…
One of our objectives in travelling the US is to look for good places to retire. We love the San Francisco Bay Area but the housing costs and traffic are not ideal for retirement, particularly not early retirement. We…
If I join a band, I may name it “Two Days in Little Rock“…but as usual that comment has very little to do with this post. Although Little Rock is the largest city in Arkansas, it’s home to only…
I have an irrational aversion to bowling shoes and hot springs. Invite me roller skating and I’ll throw those rented skates on like a disco queen, but bowling shoes (even though there’s a sock barrier) always grosses me out…
I was not a fan of history in school but I can’t get enough of it as an adult. In high school, I was pretty sure knowing about some dead guy who lead an army in a war was not going…
When cotton was king and slavery prevalent, Natchez, Mississippi was at its center. The land and the river for transport made plantation owners here enormous fortunes. In fact, before the civil war, Natchez was home to more millionaires per capita than any other American city..…
