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10.28.2009 1:56 pm

An Old Time Christmas to Open at Silver Dollar City

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Silver Dollar City, the 1880s-style theme park in Branson, will celebrate “An Old Time Christmas” Nov. 7-Dec. 30, turning the park into an evening wonderland.

The displays include the Christmas on Main Street light and sound show, 1,000 decorated Christmas trees, a…

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09.10.2009 10:23 am

St. Louis Ranked 43rd Among Most-Booked Domestic Destinations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Travel Leaders, a business and leisure travel company, has conducted a survey, based on actual bookings, and ranked cities according to popularity. St. Louis came in at 43rd.

The top 10 domestic destinations were, in order, Las Vegas, Orlando, Fla., New…

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09.01.2009 11:08 am

Louisiana, Mo., Offers Tours of Town’s Scenic Cemetery

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Vista from Riverview cemetary.

Vista from Riverview Cemetery.

The Louisiana Historic Preservation Association is sponsoring tours this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, of the town’s historic Riverview Cemetery, which features spectacular views of the Mississippi River.

The tours will include visits from some of Louisiana’s pioneers…

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08.31.2009 12:24 pm

TOCO Family Festival in Southern Illinois on Sept. 11-12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The 8th annual TOCO Family Festival & Camp Out will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, in the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois.

TOCO stands for Tapestry of Community Offerings and organizes family-themed events for charitable and educational purposes. Proceeds from…

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08.26.2009 1:07 pm

New Orleans is Tops for Live Music; Branson is No. 9

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New Orleans was the top vote getter in a poll of travel writers asked to list their favorite 10 North American cities for live music.
Listed in order of votes, with comments from members of the Society of American Travel Writers,…

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08.25.2009 11:11 am

New Museum Opens at St. James on Historic Route 66

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. James already had two wineries, Johnnie’s Bar and Ruby’s ice-cream stand. Now, there’s another reason to pull off Interstate 44 for a visit - a vacuum cleaner museum!

The Vacuum Cleaner Museum will celebrate its grand opening this Thursday, with…

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08.17.2009 11:25 am

Hitting the Wine Roads

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When the Explore section decided to do a three-part series about the wineries within a short drive of St. Louis, we did a little research and found the state of Missouri listed 89 wineries.

Visiting them all would be a consuming task, so…

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08.12.2009 3:09 pm

Travel + Leisure Names its World’s Best

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Travel + Leisure magazine is out with its world’s best of everything and, nope, St. Louis didn’t make the cut again.

New York City was named the top city in the U.S. and Canada, while Udaipur, India, was named the world’s…

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08.12.2009 10:40 am

Megabus.com Adds $1 Fares for Fall Travel

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Megabus.com, the daily intercity express bus service with fares as low as $1, is offering an additional 50,000 dollar seats for travel Sept. 14 to Nov. 19

The $1 seats will be available on all megabus.com departures in all 30 cities, including…

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07.27.2009 10:57 am

Get Naked This Summer

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TripAdvisor usually reports on top hotels, amusement parks, etc. In honor of Nude Recreation Week, the online resource is offering the top five naked events and top five nude beaches.

The events are Biking in the Buff, which is celebrated worldwide, in June…

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