A centaur in the middle of the woods can be found at Allerton Park sculpture garden in Central Illinois and was one of the many treasures we found there. This park has amazing sculptures like…
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East Peoria’s Over-The-Top Light Display in 2019
A Star Wars firefight and skiers jumping over your car are just some of the amazing light displays at East Peoria’s Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights electric park is made up of floats…
Kansas City’s Plaza Lights Up for the 2019 Holidays
I spent some of my childhood in the Kansas City area and what I enjoyed the most when I was young was seeing the Plaza lights. It is a 90 year old tradition that spans…
Superman Sighting and Meeting A Celebrity Chef
Meeting a celebrity chef, catching “throwed rolls” and seeing Superman are some of what we did in Paducah!
15 Things to Do Around Paducah
Drive through a herd of buffalo, take a ferry ride across the Ohio River to a huge cave in a rock or see a long chain once used to stop Union boats going down the Mississippi during the Civil War are some of the many activities you can do in the Paducah area.
See Superman’s Hometown
Metropolis In Metropolis Illinois, Superman is real. In 1972 DC Comics declared the town “Home of Superman.” Here you can see the Super Museum, stand in front of a larger than life statue of Superman…
Exploring ‘Top Chef’s’ Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky is home to Top Chef’s Sara Bradley’s Freight House restaurant which will be checking out on our Kentucky road trip. Paducah is about halfway between St. Louis and Nashville and has a vibrant…
Detour: Little House on the Prairie To St. Louis
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s House, a Missouri Stonehenge and a walk in the woods were the stops on the way back from Branson to St. Louis. Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum The farm is…
Branson Bound
A national Civil War battlefield, a frog-shaped rock, and a devil’s elbow are some of what can be seen on the way from St. Louis to Branson! Our family vacation this year was Branson, Mo….
Cheap Thrills in Branson
What to do in Branson besides the expensive shows and theme parks, here’s the list. Most of these are FREE or at a low cost! Branson Landing Light Show Branson Landing along Lake Taneycomo has…
