St. Louis to Chicago: An Epic Road Trip from Arch to Skyline
Experience an unforgettable journey from St. Louis to Chicago. Discover captivating sights, local eats and history on this epic road trip.
Experience an unforgettable journey from St. Louis to Chicago. Discover captivating sights, local eats and history on this epic road trip.
When we planned our trip to Kansas City, we found ourselves with a hotel reservation in Independence and the opportunity to visit the world of Harry S Truman. Even though the primary focus of our trip was Kansas City style barbecue, we were looking forward to the opportunity to take in the Truman home, as …
On a Sunday morning around the corner from Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue, we found things understandably quiet on 18th and Vine. The historic 18th and Vine District in downtown Kansas City is long recognized as an incubator for a distinctive form of blues-based jazz. The 18th and Vine District is also a downtown Kansas City African-American cultural center. As …
With plenty of things to do in Kansas City, our quick visit to the Kansas City Power & Light District occurred during a weekday morning. The Kansas City Power & Light District is a downtown Kansas City entertainment center with restaurants, bars and music venues. While it uses the Kansas City skyline as its logo, …
Our recent road trip to Kansas City was planned for several days of visiting barbecue restaurants and listening to blues music. Kansas City style wood-fired barbeque is slow-smoked; sauces are tomato-based with sweet molasses notes. Out of several barbecue restaurants in Independence, where we were staying, we chose Smokehouse Bar-B-Q on our final night in …
Barbecue restaurants are a Kansas City tradition. Our second stop, BB’s Lawnside BBQ, on a recent road trip tour of several Kansas City style barbecue restaurants was an opportunity to hear a great local blues band. BB’s Lawnside BBQ – We looked forward to enjoying the music of Lee McBee and the Confessors, a blues band that …
Barbecue restaurants are a Kansas City tradition. Our recent road trip tour of several Kansas City style barbecue restaurants was an opportunity to indulge our love of good blues music, and check out authentic atmosphere and recipes. Here’s our first stop: Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue – Billing itself as a local Kansas City tradition dating back …