Omaha’s public art worth the viewing
From the Missouri riverfront to western Omaha, the city has taken an interest in its public art displays. Omaha has joined the trend of other cities in offering its residents […]
Libraries as tourist attractions: Maybe some film, quotes or art for your liking
Libraries as tourist attractions? We’ve found during our trips that libraries can be unspoken tourist attractions. Not many people think to check out a library on their vacations. But, maybe […]
Walking challenge: Checking out Vail, Colorado
Well, I have completed month No. 4 in my walking challenge with my daughter Mallory. As you may recall, she issued a challenge to me for increasing my steps in 2014. […]
Hobknobbing with Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway meetings
Warren Buffet. Bill Gates. The Walking Tourists. What do we all have in common? Well, we were among the estimated 38,000 people at Omaha’s Century Link Center area for the […]
Omaha’s history as told by steak
Omaha is known as a great steak city. We have five good reasons to back that up. Omaha Culinary Tours started an Omaha Classic Steakhouse Tour, and I was fortunate […]
Jack Stack BBQ, pizza top Kansas City menu choices (and carrot cake)
Anyone who has followed us knows we likes us some local cuisine when traveling. Well, we have made it a point to make sure we hit the major barbecue joints […]
Steamboat Arabia proves a Missouri River treasure
They may have been the closest thing Kansas City had to Indiana Jones…if you remove all the snake business, outrunning natives with poison darts and defeating enemy armies. Five men […]
‘The War to End All Wars’: Kansas City’s National World War I Museum and Memorial
Do you know why we observe Veterans Day on Nov. 11th instead of a different date? Did you know that Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day? If you don’t, […]
TWA main focus of KC airline museums
Kansas City was once home to a major American Airline. Trans World Air called KC home from 1925 until 2002, when it merged with American Airlines. TWA played such a […]
Kansas City’s Union Station home to great King Tut exhibit
Turns out King Tut did not hail from Arizona. It’s doubtful he had a condo made of stone-a. But, he does remain a popular tourist attraction. That was evident by […]