Honestly though, we seldom really play tourist in our own town. Shame on us.
St Louis and the surrounding area has so much to offer. We do the occasional zoo day, see a play, walk around Main Street St Charles or visit a new restaurant. But overall, we don't really do all the great touristy things available in our area. We haven't been the aquarium, some of the wineries, the History Museum, etc.
This year, John suggested that we try and do more tourist things in our town. I am pleased to share that we have already made some progress. We walked around the Central West End, saw the Van Gogh exhibit, strolled the Delmar Loop and visited the Art Museum.
We plan to continue the trend and see a lot more of what our city/county has to offer. It is exciting and we are enjoying not only time together but seeing and learning new things.
Added bonus: spending money, locally, can only help the town I call home.
I hope that you are finding a way to enjoy the town you live in. If you are not taking advantage of your local attractions and helping support the place you call home, I hope this makes you think of doing more around your town.
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St. Charles was Missouri’s first capital and the building is still standing with tours available. We have traveled a lot in the US and internationally but never toured our hometown first capital. At 70 years of age we finally did it. Wonderful tour with lots of history. Yes, travel locally.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the added encouragement! Love your share.
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