No trip to St. Louis would be complete without a trip to The Arch.

We started our visit with the museum tour and then the documentary movie. The musuem covered the birth of St Louis from Indian land, Spanish occupancy, French occupancy and then the formation of America.

The Arch was built from 1962 to 1965 and is a testament to the American Spirit, and just downright fearlessness! Watching the builders lean on the edge without any harnesses or safety equipment! We were getting woozy just watching the movie. After the movie, Mike headed back into the museum and the boys and I headed up into the Arch.

We climbed in Tram Car #5 and up up up we went. Four minutes up in a rather small car, and we made it to the top!

We made it all the way to the top – 631 feet! We were closed in and it was unsettling… so to be that high and then to imagine those workers who built the Arch 😳😬

We made our way down, stopped in the gift shop, and headed out to get some outside pictures. It was a beautiful day and we had fun goofing with the camera.

We picked up the car from the hotel and started making our way to Jefferson City and then on to Kansas City. We decided to stay off the interstates so we could see some of the small towns along the way.

We grabbed lunch in Washington, Missouri at the 1869 Tavern. The food was delicious and we met a nice couple who spent some time in Greenville, NC before his retirement. They gave us some great ideas about places to visit on our trip.

As we left, I wanted to get one more picture. To which, Michael replied “we almost made it” LOL – and then they died laughing!🤣

Apparently once their bellies were full, excitement of vacation caught up with the boys.

We traveled to Jefferson City, and walked a bit around the capital which was beautiful, and inscribed with the state motto “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” which means let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.

We made it to Kansas City, checked in and enjoyed relaxing a bit and watching the final College World Series Game. We headed out to grab some Kansas City Barbeque at Q39. Again, awesome food! If we don’t do anything else, we always eat well. 🤣

Tomorrow we start the day off with some Football and end the day with Baseball… Pretty much a perfect Boy day!🏈⚾️