{"id":19687,"date":"2023-01-08T07:16:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T13:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=19687"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:52:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T22:52:38","slug":"travelling-the-50-states-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/travelling-the-50-states-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling The 50 States \u2013 Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/usmap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18904\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/usmap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/usmap.jpg 526w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/usmap-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over my 48 years, I\u2019ve done my fair share of travelling across these United States.\u00a0 I thought it would be an interesting experiment go look back at those trips to each of the 31 states I have visited (62% isn\u2019t bad, is it?) and see if, and when, I may be returning.\u00a0 Working in alphabetical order, we continue today with the 24th state to be added to the Union: Missouri<\/p>\n<p><strong>State:<\/strong> Missouri<br \/>\n<strong>Joined the Union:<\/strong> 1821<br \/>\n<strong>Visits:<\/strong> <del>2<\/del>3<\/p>\n<p>Despite being right next door, I&#8217;ve only made two visits to the Show Me State, first in 2001 and then again in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>My first trip occurred in June of 2001, where a weekday day game between the Cardinals and the Cubs convinced my friend Pete and I to take a road trip.\u00a0 Standing room tickets were all that was available, so we stood with the riff raff to watch the Cubs defeat the hometown Cardinals 5-2, despite Todd Dunwoody getting the start in right field over Sammy Sosa.<\/p>\n<p>My second trip across the Illinois border came in 2015 while heading to Memphis for an Elvis-themed trip.\u00a0 On the way to Memphis, we made a brief stop in Sikeston, Missouri for lunch at Lambert\u2019s Cafe, where they throw dinner rolls at you, and so Michael could cross another state off his list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14338\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19-07.jpg 454w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19-07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a>My most recent visit came on my birthday weekend in 2018, when I headed down to St. Louis, with the rest of the family, for an exciting marching band competition.\u00a0 After spending most of the day at the former home of the Rams, we found a late-night diner to celebrate birthdays alongside a population of drunks looking for Halloween fun.\u00a0 Sunday morning breakfast, across the street from the Chess Hall of Fame, ended the trip before a long drive home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over my 48 years, I\u2019ve done my fair share of travelling across these United States.\u00a0 I thought it would be an interesting experiment go look back at those trips to each of the 31 states I have visited (62% isn\u2019t bad, is it?) and see if, and when, I may be returning.\u00a0 Working in alphabetical 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