On a breezy Monday morning, I sailed over to Springfield Missouri - an easy 3 hour drive from my...

As I was looking on Facebook for events and places to visit, a catchy notice attracted my...

I decided to force myself to adapt to the icy cold of Midwest winters, so I drove over to spend...

As I was roaming through Missouri, I stopped and spent a day in Lee's Summit. I visited the coffee...

For a different type of Christmas, I decided to spend the holidays in Union Station Kansas City....

Recently I was driving through an older section of Kansas City, Missouri when a neighborhood...

On a Monday morning in November, I arrived at the Zoo in Kansas City Missouri right when it opened...

For such an old, OLD town (almost 200 years), I was surprised to find so many ultramodern designer...

Weston Missouri has a well-known reputation for its dramatic Wild West beginnings. I wanted to...

As I turned off the main highway and wound down a gentle country road, I wondered what I would...

I saw a notice for a "kite festival" recently, and remembered back to my childhood when we would...

There is a well-loved theme park in the Midwest, by the name of Silver Dollar City in Branson...

In a tiny town just outside of Kirksville Missouri, I booked a stay in an unusual boutique hotel....

Years ago, my niece told me I should go to the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City. I didn't go...

My favorite genre of book is historical fiction. I wish my school textbooks had been written in...

Recently, I drove an hour out to the countryside of Liberty Missouri to the Belvoir Winery for a...

Before I left on an overnight trip to a famous resort in Ridgedale, Missouri, I was already...

On a rural road outside of Weston, Missouri is an old school building. It is over 70 years old. It...

A pleasant country highway takes you north of Kansas City, and passes through...

A few years ago, I drove up to St. Joseph, Missouri to see the Glore Psychiatric Museum.  I...

I went to the TWA museum because my mother was a "stewardess" for United Airlines.   Her...

On a random wall, in a large open room, this small sign hangs, easily unnoticed.  And yet, one...

Do you know anything about Clinton, Missouri?  I sure didn't.  So I drove 1 1/2 hours...

I love an old town square with a majestic courthouse in the middle.  Butler Missouri has a...

I arrived at the Bates County Museum out in the countryside, and was instantly thrilled to see it...

I heard that St. Charles was charming at the holidays, so I decided to go experience a quaint,...

I was excited about my annual Fall trip to Branson.  I look forward to the gorgeous hikes...

It feels like irreverence for this San Diego girl who grew up on the ocean to say that my favorite...

Hi!  I am Cami.  I write this travel blog about small towns in the Midwest, spotlighting...

Can you guess whose famous grave lies behind me, in Kearney Missouri? Jesse James.  The...

Just outside of Belton, Missouri, is the family farm of Harry Truman.  I am demonstrating...

  Old Drum's statue is in front of the Warrensburg courthouse.    That is impressive.  Most...

Over in Missouri there is a peaceful town with the aptly descriptive name of Pleasant Hill.   As...

As I drove out to the tiny town of Sibley, I felt the decades retreating with every bend in the...

Once a year, my son goes on a team to restore historic landmark buildings.  This year it is a...