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It’s great to take road trips around the USA and look for the quirky and unusual. I often rely on the app RoadsideAmerica to keep us entertained with trivia-Americana and alerts to unusual finds along the way. Even on those long roads to nowhere, it’s amazing what secrets are hidden off the next exit or slightly off the beaten path. Here are a couple of my favorite surprises. The Corn Palace |… Read More
We headed out early for the longest drive of the trip, 650 miles. A last-minute decision to see the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was a winner. This monument to westward expansion was an appropriate symbol of our journey. We went down along the Mississippi and tried to imagine how it would’ve looked 100 years ago with thriving warehouses along the riverbank and ships crowding the expansive waterway. Along with the debris… Read More
