The MN Twins played the KC Royals!
This was the highlight of the trip. The Husband saw them first at the NEW Target Field, then we went south and saw them again. I was amazed at how many Minnesotans made the trip, but from the Twin Cities it's only a 6 hour drive (10 hours for us from Duluth).
It was a good game - windy, cool, rainy, 12 innings. Yes, this is what we call a good game. Though I get very annoyed at extra innings (I was also cold by the 8th) and persuaded the Husband to take us to a sports bar to watch the end of the game.
Saturday we visited the Harry S. Truman presidential museum, the Vail Mansion, and went to the game.
Sunday we visited the Overland Park Arboretum, walked around historic downtown Independence, and toured the Briggs-Waggoner Mansion. The Briggs-Waggoner Mansion was right next to the beginning of the Santa Fe Wagon Trail.
Overland Park Arboretum
The Briggs-Waggoner MansionNo mention of the food? Nope. It was seriously unremarkable. We hit a pizza place that had some of the blandest pizza I've every had and a KC BBQ place which was noted in one of my cooking magazines that left us underwhelmed. On our return drive home we hit the Twin Cities right at dinner time and the Husband wanted good BBQ so we went to our favorite place - Market Barbecue. Seriously, we drove from Kansas City to Mpls to have good BBQ. We've been going here for 20 years. If you're in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis specifically) this is hands down the best BBQ in the area.
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