Alexa Meisler 
Mean Mule Distilling Co. is doing something different than any other distillery in the United States. While a growing number of distillers are creating American agave spirits, Mean Mule is the only distillery that produces agave only. Mean Mule is helping keep Kansas City, Missouri on the map as one of the Midwest’s powerhouses for making handcrafted spirits …
10 miles from Kansas City, the 1859 Independence Missouri Jail Museum is a fun day trip back in time to see where the infamous Frank James was incarcerated as well as American Civil War Confederate guerrilla leader William Quantrill. Today the Independence, Missouri jail and marshal’s house is a museum and historic site and are …
Thirty minutes from Kansas City is the town of Liberty, Missouri and the location of the first successful daylight, peacetime bank robbery in the United States. The robbery took place in 1866, during the height of the Wild West days of the Midwest. Today, the building is known as the Jesse James Bank Museum and …
J Rieger & Co. is located in Kansas City’s East Bottoms. This is Kansas City, Missouri’s first distillery since Prohibition, and represents the revival of Kansas City whiskey. We’ve seen plenty of new breweries opening across Kansas City in recent years, but the growth of the city’s craft spirits scene has been decidedly slower, especially compared to …
Missouri is home to four historic covered bridges. We have a goal to visit all of these beautiful and historic structures this summer during our travels around Missouri. Our first covered bridge excursion was to visit the Locust Creek Covered Bridge in Laclede. It’s estimated Missouri had 30 covered bridges at one time and while …
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, which is evident in the scenic towns that dot the Missouri landscape. From smaller towns famous for their Wild West heritage to tiny gems with lively art scenes, the “show me” state has many lovely towns brimming with photogenic opportunities and fun adventures. Here are the 7 most …
When I planned my visit to the Jesse James Museum, one of the first thoughts that came to mind was the Brady Bunch episode when Bobby becomes obsessed with Jesse James. In Bobby’s mind, Jesse James is a cool outlaw, and his parents, Mike and Carol don’t approve of his new hero. As the episode moves …