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Oktoberfest and Route 54

A travel blog entry by pariseauvermont

Started our day leisurely with breakfast at the hotel, then off to Oktoberfest in Lee's Summit, MO. We didn't know what to expect. It was a nice little, family-focused festival. Michael has read that Lee's Summit is one of the top places to live in the US. It was a really nice town. Oktoberfest wasn't that big. Maybe the size of Dairy Day, so …

Land of Lincoln

A travel blog entry by pariseauvermont

Springfield is a nice little city! Not very big, easy to get around in and very clean!

Started the day at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The lady at the tourist information desk said it would take us 2 1/2 - 3 hours to tour. I thought she was crazy as I'm not a big museum fan, but she was right! It was super cool! We watched a …

Old route 66

A travel blog entry by danlogue

... on one side and the interstate on the other. There were ramp roads over the tracks so farmers could reach their homes.

I learned a *********** today. Have to map out the route with maps, book highlights and TripTik in hand or else you miss highlights! Again another toll hassle. Some tolls require coins. I went to back of bike to get change and the bike fell over! Try ...

Dying for trade

A travel blog entry by terroraustralis

... the flags on the porch, I have to admit the funniest thing is, the signs that state there is to be no on street parking if there is 2in of snowfall and snow buggies are not permitted to be used on the highway hahahahaha, I just can't imagine it covered in snow hahahaha it's has that dry temperate climate look about it, or that could just be the weather ...

Illinois

A travel blog entry by stumblebum

... of The Truman Show. At Atlanta, we came across another roadside giant, the hot dog man. Atlanta is a railroad town on the county line. A railway a carriage had been put into use as a brothel and would be pushed across the county line to evade the law during a raid. We rolled into Springfield in the dark and ate in the Capital Bar. Horse Shoes and Pony Shoes were served - an open burger served in a ring of ...

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