Day 16: The Great American Road Trip

We're in St. Louis!  I had no idea there were so many things to do here until last night when I started researching it.  We arrived to the city around 3:30 and decided to divide and conquer to make the most of our time here.  The kids, Papa, Nitka, and I went to the The City Museum.  It was AMAZING!  Basically it is a giant jungle gym made out of trucks, planes, trolleys, etc.  They also have a ferris wheel and crazy high slide on the roof.  This is not for the faint of heart- my boys loved it!  Inside they have a skateless skate park so that the kids can run, jump, and slide the ramps.  We will definitely be coming back to St. Louis again. 

J and his dad went to the Budweiser plant for a tour.

After all of our fun we headed to Pappy's Smoke House for dinner.  People this is some amazing BBQ and what a well oiled machine this establishment is.  You wait in line to wait in line and then you order at a window are are seated with your food.  They have the BEST sweet potato fries- their secret sprinkle them with brown sugar.  Why have I never thought of that?

We then headed to the Gateway Arch and the tours to the top were sold out.  Yes that was a bit of a disappointment as I suggested we purchase our tickets last night.  So we visited the museum and the boys got another Jr Ranger badge. 


Tomorrow we head back to Indiana for the final count on hours in the car, miles driven, and best memories from each person.  What a trip!