The National Silk Art Museum
We don’t know anything about “silk art” and honestly really never thought much about it before, but we said sure, why not, we’ll pop in and take a look. The National Silk Art Museum in …
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Odds and Ends in Northwestern Missouri
A few “there’s not much to this, eh?” sites in Northwestern Missouri. Walt Disney Hometown Museum I’m honestly not clear how the Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Marceline has a 4.8 rating on Google. The …
Nature Scenes in Northwestern Missouri
We spent some time hanging out in the Northeastern corner of Missouri, where we went to two National Wildlife Refuges and stayed in various parks where we did some birding. Again and again we saw …
Jesse James in Missouri
We’re not fooling around, we went to both the Jesse James Birthplace home in Kearney, Mo and to the Jesse James Home where he was shot and killed in St Joseph, Missouri. In spite of …
High Points in High Point, N.C.
Business took me on a quick weekend trip to North Carolina, and I was able to squeeze in a few forays for burgers, beers, and barbecue around my work obligations. High Point, N.C., is the …
Kansas State Capitol
Woo-hoo, state capitol number 13 is in the books with our visit to the Kansas State Capitol, located in Topeka! Topeka has served as the capital since the territory became a state in 1861 Kansas …
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Look What We Saw in Northeastern Kansas
There was plenty to keep us occupied as we passed through Kansas. Here are some of the sites we visited in the northeastern part of the state. Maybe driving across eastern Kansas isn’t the most …
Amelia Earhart Birthplace
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace home in Atchison, Kansas, isn’t the most exciting home we’ve ever visited, but it was an interesting place to learn about Amelia Earhart, in conjunction with our visit to the Amelia …
Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum an aviation museum located in Atchison, Kansas that is focused on Amelia Earhart, of course. The museum’s prize possession is the restored Muriel, a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra that is …
Evel Knievel Museum
Even though I’m not especially a fan of famed stuntman Evel Knievel, I mean of course we were gonna go to the Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka, Kansas. How could we not? The museum is …