I have to admit, after two weeks on the road, we’ve had our ups and downs. Every rain cloud has its silver lining though, or every sunny day has a waiting shower of garbage. It all depends on your perspective. So, from the road, here’s the Good News/Bad News Report. Bad News: Hurricane Isaac seems insistent upon following us and…
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The Crazy, Kooky City Museum of St Louis
If the minds of M.C. Esher and Salvador Dali came together in a junkyard, the result would likely look something like the City Museum in St Louis. The creative conglomeration of twisted metal and repurposed vehicles is just as much a work of art as it is a playground, but finding more accurate descriptors is difficult. What words can really…
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MOART Week One: By the Numbers
After one week on the road, how does it all add up? 1486 total miles 212 gallons of gas (I’ll do the math and tell you we got an average of seven miles to the gallon. Woohoo! No, really, that’s good news.) Six states (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) 568 Cornfields (See states above) 3 blown fuses (Air conditioner…
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Tips for Visiting the City Museum in St Louis
It's Travel Tips Tuesday! Link up your best travel tips below! The rules are simple. Use common sense and play until you drop. That’s about the only thing that’s simple about the City Museum in St Louis. The name may sound boring, but what you find inside is a junkyard playground on steroids with every imaginable climbing structure, sliding mechanism,…
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Visting National Underground Railroad and Freedom Center with Kids
No matter your age, your race, or your background it is impossible to step inside a slave pen and not be changed by the experience. Squinting through the semi-dark, you can see the shackle rings that would have been heavy with chains holding people captive for weeks or months as they awaited the slave auction. Running your fingers over the…
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