Day 83 The Ultimate USA road trip Jefferson City Kansas City
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 16-10-2023
Route Summary I have further supplemented the Road Trip with even more special points that you can visit in the USA. Today we drive from Jefferson City through the Ozarks Mountains to Kansas City. It is a long drive of almost 410 kilometers, with a number of beautiful stops.
We drive on beautiful provincial roads. There are stops at museums and a number of photo stops planned, I rate this route 4 stars.
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10h 37m
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408.11 km
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RouteXpert Review The first visit is to the “Stark Caverns”, near “The Lake of the Ozarks”. You'll take a journey through the ages as you explore amazing geological formations, Native American artifacts, and ancient bear beds. See Moonshiner's Dam, the Wishing Well and Ozark's very own Grand Canyon. Learn all about stalagmites, stalactites and fluorescent minerals, while discovering a whole new world underground. And be sure to enjoy the view from the veranda surrounding the visitor center, try out lock mines or even crack open a geode. There are daily guided tours of the wide walking paths and rest areas. Looking for a unique experience? Experience the MID-West's only Cave Escape Room and their famous Black Light Tour.
We drive through a beautiful area with beautiful nature, along the route there are several villages with restaurants and bars where you can stop for a drink and something to eat, or to just stretch your legs. Also stop every now and then to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and take some photos.
We visit the “Missouri Town Living History Museum”, which is not a real town but a representation of a mid-19th century town in Missouri. This city consists of more than 25 buildings, most of which predate the Civil War (1820 to 1860). This pre-war open-air museum showcases 19th-century lifestyle using actors dressed in period costume. Missouri Town is made up of buildings moved there from other locations in Missouri. Buildings include:
• Barns (ca. 1840, 1848, 1855, 1860)
• Chicken coop (ca. 1830-1850)
• Church (c.1844)
• Spice Shed (Unknown)
• Pig Barn (c.1838)
• Law firm (ca.1880)
• Luttrell Cabin (c.1860)
• Swamp house (ca. 1841-1855)
• Riffie House (c.1844)
• School building (ca.1860)
• Smokehouses (ca. 1830, 1850)
• Summer kitchen (ca. 1842-1843)
• Tavern (ca.1822)
• Webb House (c.1848)
• Withers House (1842)
• Woodard Workshop (c.1837)
Several buildings are reproductions using materials salvaged from other historic buildings, such as the Mercantile (c. 1973) and the Blacksmith Shop (c. 1970).
The Root Cellar is an original building to the property only because it belonged to the farm that owned the site before it was purchased by Jackson County Parks + Recreations.
We continue the drive to Kansas City, the end point of the day. We continue the drive to Kansas City, the end point of the day. We stop briefly at "The Home of Sarah Rector". Sarah Rector is considered one of the first black female millionaires in the United States. Rector was born in 1902 to African descendants of the Muscogee Nation and was granted 160 acres of land by the federal government at the age of 12 as a result of the Dawes Allotment Act of 1887. Rector's land was located in Glenpool, Oklahoma, approximately 60 miles away from her family's home and was considered inferior land unsuitable for farming.
Rector and her family were charged with paying land taxes on the property, and in 1911 the family leased the lot to the Standard Oil Company. In February 1913, an independent oil driller named B.B. Jones drilled a well on the Rector's property, which produced more than 2,000 barrels of oil per day. This oil strike gave Rector an income of $300 (about $7,609 today) per day. In October 1913, the property became part of the Cushing-Drumright oil field, and as a result, Rector began receiving royalties of more than $11,000, making her the richest 12-year-old black woman in the United States.
Before checking into one of the many hotels, visit the world's most inspiring parking garage, with iconic book covers on the outside of the library parking garage.
In a true community effort, Kansas City residents were asked to help choose titles that represent the city. Rare books were professionally photographed and image software adjusted and the titles placed. An aluminum substructure with clear plexiglass windows through the middle of the books allows light into the parking garage. This project not only celebrates books, reading and the city, it also transforms these humble, familiar objects into monuments imbued with hope and possibility.
Enjoy your stay in Kansas City. Stay in one of the hotels and enjoy this underrated gem of a city. It's the perfect place to experience the friendly charm the Midwest is known for while exploring world-class museums, a vibrant bar and restaurant scene, and much more.
Top tourist attractions in Kansas City include historic sites, jazz music venues, famous barbecue joints, and very good bars and restaurants. Missouri's largest city also offers beautiful museums, including the National WWI Museum and Memorial, one of the largest WWI museums in the world.
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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City.
Humans have inhabited what is now Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture, which emerged at least in the ninth century, built cities and mounds before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century, they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French incorporated the territory into Louisiana founding Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory. Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Many from Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland.
Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail and California Trail all began in Missouri. As a border state, Missouri's role in the American Civil War was complex, and it was subject to rival governments, raids, and guerilla warfare. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business. Today the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
Missouri's culture blends elements of the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is the birthplace of the musical genres ragtime, Kansas City jazz and St. Louis blues. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and the lesser-known St. Louis-style barbecue, can be found across the state and beyond. Missouri is a major center of beer brewing and has some of the most permissive alcohol laws in the U.S. It is home to Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest beer producer, and produces an eponymous wine produced in the Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks. Outside the state's major cities, popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake and Branson.
Well-known Missourians include Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, Walt Disney, Edwin Hubble, Nelly, Brad Pitt, Harry S. Truman, and Mark Twain. Some of the largest companies based in the state include Cerner, Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, H&R Block, Wells Fargo Advisors, Centene Corporation, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Well-known universities in Missouri include the University of Missouri, Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis. Missouri has been called the "Mother of the West" and the "Cave State", but its most famous nickname is the "Show Me State".
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Humans have inhabited what is now Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The Mississippian culture, which emerged at least in the ninth century, built cities and mounds before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century, they encountered the Osage and Missouria nations. The French incorporated the territory into Louisiana founding Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory. Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Many from Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland.
Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail and California Trail all began in Missouri. As a border state, Missouri's role in the American Civil War was complex, and it was subject to rival governments, raids, and guerilla warfare. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business. Today the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
Missouri's culture blends elements of the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is the birthplace of the musical genres ragtime, Kansas City jazz and St. Louis blues. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and the lesser-known St. Louis-style barbecue, can be found across the state and beyond. Missouri is a major center of beer brewing and has some of the most permissive alcohol laws in the U.S. It is home to Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest beer producer, and produces an eponymous wine produced in the Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks. Outside the state's major cities, popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake and Branson.
Well-known Missourians include Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, Walt Disney, Edwin Hubble, Nelly, Brad Pitt, Harry S. Truman, and Mark Twain. Some of the largest companies based in the state include Cerner, Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, H&R Block, Wells Fargo Advisors, Centene Corporation, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Well-known universities in Missouri include the University of Missouri, Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis. Missouri has been called the "Mother of the West" and the "Cave State", but its most famous nickname is the "Show Me State".
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The scientist Dr. Randy Olsen, who became known for using his knowledge of algorithms to find 'Waldo' in the well-known American 'Where's Waldo' book series, has been challenged by Tracy Staedter, from Discovery News, to use the same algorithm to create the perfect Road Trip by creating the US, which will visit almost every state in the US. Alaska and Hawaii are not included in this Road Trip due to their geographical location.
The following three requirements formed the basis of the route: In all 48 countries there must be at least one stop at famous points, monuments, historical sites, national parks, etc. I have added additional interesting points, beautiful tours and routes.
After more than 26 months, the job is finished and, with a lot of support from Nick Carthew, I have created 129 routes that run through the 48 states of the USA and part of Canada. This is the ninth collection that takes you from Springfield in ten days through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin to Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
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