Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

Hannibal

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Roger

There wasn’t a lot in Hannibal we wanted to see — Mark Twain’s boyhood home, of course, but it is one of the few touristy towns in the Midwest I’ve never been to, and it was on our way to … Continue reading →

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Branson to Hannibal

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Roger

We left the rental condo at 8:30 and drove northeast through Missouri, eating lunch at Culver’s in Jefferson City. In the afternoon we stopped at Westminster College in Fulton to see America’s National Churchill Museum. In March, 1946, the college … Continue reading →

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Branson Day 4

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Roger

All we’d planned for this day was one show, so we hung around the condo for a while. I got restless, of course, so mid-afternoon we went to a local bakery called Simply Baked for savory pies. We drove into … Continue reading →

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Branson Day 3

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Roger

We hadn’t made any advanced plans for Monday, but we made it up as we went along. After breakfast at McDonald’s (my first and last “Big Breakfast”), we rode the Branson Scenic Railway. The name is something of a misnomer. … Continue reading →

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Branson Days 1 and 2

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Roger

We somewhat-reluctantly decided to vacation in Branson, Missouri this year. We didn’t want to go far, and we’d pretty much covered the more interesting sights to the west, northeast, and east. We chose October, hoping there would be fall colors, … Continue reading →

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