Venturing into Deepest Deplorastan - to the state of Missouri (which I’ve visited only briefly in the past) - for BBQ and sightseeing
Pappy's Smokehouse, Saint Louis
Pappy's Smokehouse, Saint Louis
Gateway Arch, Saint Louis
Gateway Arch, Saint Louis
Eads Bridge (over the flood-swollen Mississippi River), Saint Louis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eads_Bridge
Mississippi Riverboats, from the top of the Gateway Arch, Saint Louis
High river levels had closed down the riverboats for the past several days
View of downtown Saint Louis from the top of the Gateway Arch — in St. Louis.
Bogart's Smokehouse, Saint Louis
Monks Mound, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monks_Mound
Standing beside a life-sized statue of Robert Wadlow - the world's tallest person - in Alton, IL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wadlow
'Burnt Ends' and Potato Salad, at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque, Kansas City
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque, Kansas City
Kansas City's 'Giant Bookshelf'
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kansas-city-library-s-giant-bookshelf http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/10/kansas-city-librarys-giant-bookshelf.html
Kansas City's 'Giant Bookshelf'
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kansas-city-library-s-giant-bookshelf http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/10/kansas-city-librarys-giant-bookshelf.html
40 Degrees North, 95 Degrees West
http://confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=21019