Scenes from in and around Kansas City, Missouri
Polly’s Pop in Independence was made using water from a local spring from 1923 to 1967. The brand was revived in 2016, and you can watch production on a vintage bottling machine through a glass …
The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
Polly’s Pop in Independence was made using water from a local spring from 1923 to 1967. The brand was revived in 2016, and you can watch production on a vintage bottling machine through a glass …
Here are some of the other sites that we visited in Kansas City (Missouri) during our travels. Christopher Elbow Chocolates I had Christopher Elbow Chocolates on my radar as a place to stop while in …
We did a separate post on the “toy” side of the museum, where you can read more about the museum and its founding. This post just features some of the many amazing miniatures you can …
We’d just been to the Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis, so were hard pressed to justify visiting a similar museum so soon, but in truth, the miniatures are so fascinating, we almost can’t help …
We went to the Hallmark Visitors Center in Kansas City, Missouri because that’s how we roll. It’s located on Hallmark’s corporate campus. The visit includes watching a film, and making your way through exhibits on …
The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, came on my radar again and again as something we “must do,” while in town, but I couldn’t quite figure out what all the fuss was about. They …
I felt like I spent our entire visit to the Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis with a smile on my face. It’s hard to describe the wondrous sites within, but the website says “the …
The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy in Vincennes, Indiana (new state in the van!) is a museum dedicated to the life, works, and legacy of Red Skelton, and not, as the name implies, about …
Way back in July 2023, we decided we wanted to see the total solar eclipse of 2024. But even then, many campgrounds in the path of totality were sold out! We wound up in Kentucky …
Hello new state (in the van) Louisiana! We had just a day to spend in the French Quarter, much of which was taken up with the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 and food tours we …