St. Louis

Attractions

Museums

National Blues Museum

Parks & Forests

St. Louis Union Station Mirror Maze (2.1 miles)
Forest Park (St. Louis) (2.1 miles)
National Blues Museum (3 miles)
Gateway Arch National Park (3.3 miles)
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (10 miles)
Meramec State Park (54.9 miles)
Elephant Rocks State Park (72 miles)

Seven Amazing Day Trips from Kansas City
One could go on and on about all the fun attractions and things to do in Kansas City, but we get it; sometimes, the best travel experiences lie just outside of the city, and KC’s got plenty of awesome places to see that are worth the drive. Here’s a roundup of our seven favorite day trips from Kansas City.

Six Ways to Save Money on Your Next AirBNB
Long gone are the days of only choosing between a hotel or scrambling to find a friend’s couch to crash on for your vacation. Instead, with a quick Google search…

Indiana Destinations: Bloomington Bustle to Small Town Midwest Magic
The Midwest has some road trip tricks up its sleeve – specifically Bloomington, French Lick and Madison, Indiana: three destinations that are close enough to each other that you could hit them all in a long weekend and get very distinct experiences.

Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona in 2018.

Eleven Essential Instagram Photo Spots in Arizona
Arizona's flowering deserts, colorful canyons, and culturally diverse cities offer no shortage of unique places to capture a gorgeous photograph. Whether you're looking for the perfect place to pose among prickly cacti, otherworldly sandstone backdrops, or gorgeous local street art, the options for snapping the ideal Instagram-worthy shot are endless.

Embracing RV Life to Travel the United States
A lucrative job in the financial world, a 3,700 square-foot house and a comfortable life in Kansas just wasn’t making Chanel Fortier fulfilled anymore. After what she called a “spiritual awakening,” she started uncluttering her life, donating possessions, donating furniture, and getting ready to take her life on the road across America in a custom brand new RV build.

15 Stunning San Francisco Photo Spots
Grab your camera and your walking shoes and let’s check out some of the best San Francisco photo spots in and around the city to catch those stunning skylines!

Roaming Coastal Maine: Lobster, Lighthouses and Acadia National Park
Shoulder season National Park visits can be a fruitful travel hack, if you don’t mind a little risk. I gambled on a mid-March weekend to make my first trip to Acadia National Park, following up on last spring’s Maine lighthouse tour.

Beyond the Big Apple: A road trip through Central & Western New York
In just a few days in Central and Western New York, you can experience some truly amazing natural wonders, picturesque scenery, classic Americana, and impactful history.

Brees Lookout at Hot Creek in Mammoth Lakes, CA

From Vegas to Tahoe - Route 395 Is the Ultimate California Road Trip
Tourists know about the Pacific Coast Highway road trip, and sure, that’s a spectacular oceanside drive. But U.S. Route 395 is the California road less traveled and more spectacular.

Underrated Hawaii Road Trips: Big Island and Maui
If embarking on an epic road trip adventure is on your list of things to do, Hawai‘i is not usually the first place to come to mind, a place famously known for having ‘interstate highways’ that never leave the state.

Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

Wandering the Pacific Northwest for a Weekend Roadtrip
On a recent long weekend, I wandered the PNW with a fantastic drive around the region highlighted by stops at Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, before a fantastic day on the breathtaking Oregon Coast.