Kansas City had some of the best bbq I've ever tasted, but that was about it. We were welcomed in St. Louis by being told that we really shouldn't be out in the area after dark by the lady who ran the hostel. If we did decided to risk it, we were told to definitely not have any cash on us. So that altered our plans a little, but we got to see all that we had on the brain. Nothing out of the ordinary-the arch, Busch Stadium, and Forest Park. Leaving the big cities behind, we started the Route 66 journey outside of St. Louis. Unfortunately we just missed the world's largest ketchup bottle just north of us as well as the birthplace of the corn dog (ouch!). So far, it is everything it's been cracked up to be. Quirky little town after quirky little town offering meals as cheap as $2 and will sleep 2 people for $18 at times. The people so far have been overwhelmingly kind and extremely helpful.
In Leesburg, MO we stopped for a bite at Ike's Chat and Chew (tip and all didn't top $5) and then headed to the Onondaga Caves for a tour. Missouri has more caves than any other state (apparently) so it seemed like an obvious splurge for our budgets.
We knew it was time to stop when the unpleasant odor that hi-jacked my couldn't even be alleviated by the all-windows-down-cure-all. We didn't attempt to figure out who or what that stench came from to avoid embarrassment, we simply pulled off the road and called it a night, Springfield, MO.
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