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Missouri: Things To Do & Places To See
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items These are some of my favorite places across the Show Me State. Missouri is where I grew up & holds a special place in my heart.
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Branson
Springfield
Kansas City
Interesting & Fun Adventures
St. Louis
Branson
Basically the Midwestern family friendly version of Vegas
Silver Dollar City is an amusement park that takes you back in time… If you haven’t been to Silver Dollar City’s ’Festival of Lights‘ during the holiday season I highly recommend you go.
Silver Dollar City
Calling all 80s & 90s kids… You’re gonna love this place. It is pretty small but that’s also part of its charm. Movie props from Beetlejuice, ET, Batman, etc. Play black light mini golf, arcade games, watch a movie, go through a haunted house. If...
Retromania
It’s been a few years since I’ve been so I’m not sure if they still do this or not, but we thought it was pretty cool… When you buy your tickets each person in your group is given a pamphlet with the name of a person aboard the ship. Throughout the t...
TITANIC Museum Attraction
So much fun! They basically take you on a journey of technology & pop culture throughout the decades. Walk through what look like a kaleidoscope, play Dance Dance Revolution, Super Mario, VR games, sit in the Oval Office, experience the moon land...
Beyond The Lens! Branson
We won free tickets from a radio contest & didn’t know what to expect. Honestly we weren’t expecting much. But let me tell you, we were pleasantly surprised at how much fun we had. The Baldknobbers are very interactive with audience & enterta...
Branson's Famous Baldknobbers Show
Shop at the Landing
The Landing
Ozark beauty at its best. Drive a golf cart around to see the sites, enjoy lunch or dinner at the restaurant, watch the sunset.
Top of the Rock | Attractions
If you like aquariums this is a must.
Branson Boardwalk
Springfield
Home to the original Bass Pro shop & cashew chicken
Visit the ORIGINAL Bass Pro Shop… I remember my school taking a field trip to Bass Pro when I was a kid & going with my family. It used to scare me so bad. Now I enjoy it. Back then that giant bear they had greeting you at the front door terrifie...
MO, Springfield | Sporting Goods & Outdoor Stores
There’s 2 parts to Wonders of Wildlife- the museum & the aquarium. The museum is more geared towards hunters & learning about the great outdoors. The aquarium is obviously geared towards marine life. Both are neat, but I personally enjoyed th...
Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium
Do you like specialty donuts? If so Hurts Donuts is the place you need to be. Maple Bacon Log✔️ S’mores donut✔️ Reeses donut✔️ Cheescake donut✔️ Old fashioned donut✔️ Glazed donut✔️✔️ Donut holes✔️✔️✔️pretty much any type of donut your heart desires ...
Springfield, MO
Pineapple Whip is non dairy soft serve. So delicious! If you want this tasty treat you have to visit in spring & summer.
Pineapple Whip
Just take my money & feed me… first time we ate here was pretty special. My grandmother in law is Japanese & this is about as authentic as it gets. We had a room where we removed our shoes & sat at really low tables. Such a good experienc...
Nakato Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
Kansas City
Red Kingdom & Surrounding Areas
Loudest stadium!!! Reeed Kingdooom!!! If you have the opportunity you gotta see the magic of Mahomes & Kelce at a home game
Kansas City Chiefs
Shopping & activities. Lego Land, Sea Life Aquarium, during winter ice skating. Visit the Chocolate Factory, Crayola store & more
Crown Center
Salvy is the heart of the Royals.
Kansas City Royals
Who doesn’t love Lego?
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City
Craftiness & science combined. Not sure if it’s still free but it used to be.
Kaleidoscope
At Union Station visit the planetarium, Science City, & the different exhibits they bring every few months
Union Station Kansas City: Kansas City's Visual Voice
Neat little aquarium
SEA LIFE Kansas City
Ride the lift over the African exhibit
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Best memory here was seeing Monets Water Lilies. Since childhood I've always loved Monets work. Being able to take my daughter to see his Water Lilies (although she was 3 & doesn't remember) was very special.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Restaurants & outlet shopping
Legends Outlets Kansas City
This looks amazing!!! Definitely going.
Candlelight Concerts in Kansas City Tickets 2023 - Fever
Interesting & Fun Adventures
Unique things in the Show Me State
Hiking trails, natural bridge, castle ruins, waterfalls, beautiful views… what more could you ask for? *Fun fact my great great uncle helped build the castle.*
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Did you have giant elephant rocks on your bucket list? Well now you do. Enjoy!
Elephant Rocks State Park
Chocolate cheese, need I say more?!… ok, ok, I will… try pretty much any type of cheese you can imagine: Garden cheese✔️ Garlic Cheese✔️ Bacon cheese✔️ Pepperoni cheese✔️ Goat cheese✔️ Blueberry cheese✔️ Habanero cheese✔️ literally so many cheeses. Grab a peach Nehi & flavored honey sticks on your way out. You’ll leave fat & happy 😂 *And I didn’t even mention other snacks- veggie chips, honey puffs, sausages,...
Osceola Cheese Co
Pretty self explanatory… Visit Uranus & get some fudge on good ole Route 66
Uranus Fudge Factory And General Store
St. Louis
St Louis the Gateway to the west
Did you know you can go to the top of the arch & look down? Pretty cool.
The Gateway Arch
Zoo is free but some exhibits or activities are paid experiences.
Saint Louis Zoo
Interactive fun for the entire family
City Museum
Imo's pizza is probably the most popular pizza in STL & for good reason... it's delicious!!!
Imo's Pizza
While in STL you guys check out a Cardinals baseball game
St. Louis Cardinals