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Showing posts with label Kansas City Area. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kansas City Area. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Federal Reserve Money Museum

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I had to work one Saturday, so my boss told me to take a day off  to make up for it.  Done and done.  It wasn't hard to decide what to...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Making Marbles and the Moon Marble Company

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My wife and the kids took another adventure without me.  This time they went to the Moon Marble Company to watch a marble making demonstra...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The Baby Goats at Deanna Rose Farmstead

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My wife took the kids to the Deanna Rose Farmstead in Overland Park, Kansas one day when I was working.  Deanna Rose is free admission dur...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The Weston Bluffs Trail at Weston Bend State Park

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In Mid-May we had a free Saturday morning.  Some friends had told us about a fantastic trail at Weston Bend State Park that was good for h...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

The National Frontier Trails Museum

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Another stop in Independence is the National Frontier Trails Museum.  We really liked this museum!  It talks about the five major trails u...

Harry S Truman National Historic Site and the beginning of the Oregon Trail

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While we were Independence, we visited several of the Harry S Truman sites.  We stopped at the visitor center and watched a short movie ab...

The Independence Visitor Center, Temple Lot, and Community of Christ Temple

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Independence Temple Lot portion owned by the Community of Christ (Temple Lot) In May we went over to Independence to visit some church h...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Canoeing the Duck Head on the Platte River

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Ever since we picked up our canoe at Christmas time I've been looking for new places go to for a float.  I like flat water canoe float...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Round and Around at the CW Parker Carousel Museum

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We recently stopped at the CW Parker Carousel Museum in Leavenworth, Kansas.   The morning we stopped by, there was a big chocolate event...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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In February we went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.  Wow.  If you're ever in Kansas City, this place should definitely be on your ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Liberty Jail Mormon History Site

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Since we now live in the Kansas City area, we thought we'd take an afternoon to drive out to Liberty, Missouri to see the Liberty Jail...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Kansas City Cabelas Mule Deer Museum

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We stopped by Cabela's to take a look around the store.  I think of Cabela's as a big store, with a little bit of a wildlife mus...
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

The Lakeside Nature Center and Red Fox Trail

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  It seems like I'm always behind when it comes to blogging.  We visited the Lakeside Nature Center back in December, and I'm o...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Winter Visit to the Battle of Mine Creek SHS

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Our final stop of our Frontier Military Byway trip was at the Battle of Mine Creek State Historic Site.  I was really exited to stop by an...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Kaw Point: Confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers

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A few weeks ago I finally brought my car in to get checked out.  There was a slight antifreeze smell that I'd notice every time I got...