Missouri

Pros: Trout Easy to Catch
Cons: Expensive

I love to spend time exploring the recreational activities offered in my little corner of the world. Not only do I feel good about the fact that my dollars are going to help support the local economy, my family and I generally end up having a good time...

Pros: Antique shops, lakes, and friendly folks
Cons: A little out of the way.

Before meeting my husband, I had never heard of Warsaw, Missouri. His parents and his brothers family live in the quaint little town. So going for a weekend visit for my first time was a definite adventure. Over the past few years we've gone for visits...

Pros: A full day of things to do and see
Cons: Parking, crowds

If your vacation takes you anywhere near Springfield, Missouri, be sure to plan a day spent visiting the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World. Outdoor World is not just for fishermen (and women); this 170,000 square foot attraction offers something of...

Pros: wine, booze, hotels, food, adult video stores, billboards
Cons: trucks, Sunday drivers, wine, booze, hotels, food, adult video stores, billboards

The five or six hour drive from Kansas City to St. Louis, Missouri, is something I’ve only experienced a couple of times. Most recently, I traveled from my home (not Kansas City) down the route to a wedding reception in St. Louis. Perhaps it was ...

Pros: A time travel experience for history lovers
Cons: Must be interested in pioneer life to appreciate this fair

Review Topic:  Events & Festivals

Missouri Rhineland? While there are no castles in Missouri, part of Missouri can be a bit like the Rhine region of Germany. On a recent warm and sunny October weekend, the hills on the...

Pros: Cheap horrible food
Cons: None, unless you like bad food

Branson is a popular place! It cannot be for it's food, unless people that eat there have never had a really great meal anywhere.

Why do I hate the food in Branson, and the surrounding area? Let me tell you. There is no where that has anything...

Pros: The gardens
Cons: none

Sometimes it is nice to get away from the city and enjoy a little outdoor beauty. My husband and I have escaped to a place called Powell Gardens on several occasions to do just that. Powell Gardens is a botanical garden located 30 miles east of...

Pros: Onondaga: Good
Cons: Meramec: Bad

Ok, its hard to be fair, since I am a caver and as such, as a group we usually despise the commercial aspects of these types of caves, but,,, I will be nice. ;) I've been to both many times, and the following is my opinions on them:

First,...

Pros: Free admission, free parking, free beer!
Cons: Quite a bit of walking-may be too much for some.

Without Anheuser-Busch, there still would have been a St. Louis, Mo. But it would not have become the cultural and social metropolis it is today. The Rams might still be in L.A. There might not be a Gateway Arch, and Lindbergh might have flown the ...

Pros: Delicious, homestyle food--and get set to catch one of the best rolls you've ever tasted!
Cons: If "fancy" is important to you, this isn't your kind of place

Grammar aside, no one will ever dispute the delicious taste, mouthwatering aroma, and the doggone fun that comes from catching throwed rolls at Lambert's Cafe! "Throwed rolls?" you ask, "What the heck does that mean?" Well, at Lambert's, you better get...

Pros: Fun and educational
Cons: some sites are far between

This is a state that is packed full of interesting historical facts for people of all ages. You can find things here that are what our children are being taught in their schoolwork and it gives them actual facts and hands on type of experience to help...

Pros: There are great places to eat - if you know where to go.
Cons: With many restaurants, it can be hard to know which are good, which are bad.

As a vacation hotspot in the Show-Me State, Branson has countless restaurants and eateries, everything from the fast food chains found anywhere to real local food. With so many places to eat, there is a wide range in restaurants that serve outstanding ...

Pros: Large and beautiful lake, wide range of non-water activities in this area
Cons: Construction of new condos and properties, roads can congest easily

Vacation was coming but we knew we wouldn't be able to stay far from home this year. My ten year old daughter suggested Lake of the Ozarks. Her reasoning was, we've been there many times for the weekend only, what would it be like to stay there a whole...

Pros: Lots of stuff to do with the family; relatively inexpensive
Cons: If you haven't got much tolerance for nature, you might want to find a place with a pool and sit there.

Clearwater Lake is a gorgeous scrap of water situated between the upper and lower Black River in southeastern Missouri, right near the little town of Piedmont. My family has vacationed there every summer for 10 years running, and these vacations have...

Pros: Nice
Cons: Small

I’m here writing you from this little place most non-Missourians have never (nor ever will) heard (hear) of. The place? Rolla, Missouri. It’s where I live while attending the University of Missouri-Rolla (imagine that, huh?). I’ve never before lived in...