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St. Joe’s Glore Museum takes look at history of mental illness treatment

Glore Museum

What do you think of when someone says “mental institution?” “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest?” Scary movies? The Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph takes a fair look at […]

St. Joseph is home to Walter Cronkite Memorial

Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western

Walter Cronkite was considered “the most trusted man in America” during his journalism career. What an honor for the St. Joseph native. Another honor bestowed on the late journalist is […]

Enjoy culture, history and dining on your tour of St Joseph

St. Joseph sculptures

NOTE: This is the article that appeared in the Discover St Joseph travel insert for the Kansas City Star newspaper. We were honored to be invited to participate in the […]

Wine, treats make for fun Omaha Crush festival

Omaha Crush

Wine. Add some food samples. Maybe a dessert. Oh, how about some craft beer, too? Mix well and you have a fun way to spend a couple of hours on […]

Wallabies, sea lion demo highlight visit to Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo

Blank Park Zoo

So, Lisa and I were walking in the Australia section of the Des Moines zoo when an animal hopped across the path a few feet away from us. Once we […]

World’s largest covered wagon and time capsule are in Nebraska

Nebraska Roadside attractions

The world’s largest covered wagon is in Nebraska? We checked out the Covered Wagon on our trip to North Platte. The building is designed to look like an old covered […]

Lady Antebellum concert overcomes soggy delay

Lady A

Lady Antebellum may have been the cherry on top the sundae that was Nebraskaland Days in North Platte. However, the concert featuring the country and pop sensation almost didn’t go […]

North Platte offers variety of food choices

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Local cuisine is always high on our list when traveling. We visited a few local eateries during our visit to North Platte. We had heard about the Lincoln Highway Diner […]

North Platte’s America’s Best Value Inn offers comfy stay

North Platte America's Best Value Inn

It’s been awhile since I’ve stayed in a motel. But, during our recent trip to North Platte, we stayed at the America’s Best Value Inn. The inn is centrally located, […]

North Platte-area home opens doors as Air BnB

North Platte Air BnB

Home away from home. Isn’t that what people want when traveling? To be as comfortable in their accommodations as they are at home? Well, think about trying an Airbnb. What […]

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