Missouri

When you think of Kansas City, Missouri, what comes to mind? For me, it’s BBQ, jazz music, and my favorite season of Queer Eye. Yet it should come as no surprise to any frequent readers (who know I love the Midwest) that this Missouran city is more than meets the eye. At half a million […]

Kansas City is a beautiful city featuring more than 200 fountains, which gave the town the nickname The City of Fountains. Additionally, this unique town has more boulevards than Paris and more barbecue restaurants per capita than any other city in the United States. With so much beauty, history, and uniqueness, visiting Missouri offers a […]

Missouri’s nickname is “The Show-Me State.” While this has always been attributed to the strong character of its residents, it’s conveniently accurate in describing the fact that the state is packed full of fabulous fun. A trip to Missouri will certainly show you a ton of fun things that you might not have expected! Bordered […]

Sitting at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, St. Louis is a historic frontier town with an alluring past and equally compelling future. Known as the Gateway to the West, there have been settlements in this region for thousands of years. Native American tribes thrived here before French settlers founded the city in […]

Founded in the mid-19th century, Rolla, Missouri, began as a town of farmers and iron workers. At the same time, that is known, how the town got its name has been up for debate. The most famous legend is that when Rolla won the county seat for Phelps County over nearby Dillon, the folks in […]

St. Charles, Missouri, is just outside the larger and more well-known Midwestern hub city of St. Louis. These are the most fun and best things to do in St. Charles. Although the population of St. Charles is only a little over 70,000, it’s actually the ninth biggest city in Missouri. It’s also one of the […]