Today, after a quick breakfast we headed over to the City Museum. This was so amazing. Very much worth the trip down to St. Louis. The name is a bit misleading. It is really a multi-story playground. Frankly I was shocked at how much they got away with. It takes just a bit to realize that, yes, they really let you climb on that. There are rebar cages that lead between floors. There is a dungeon with little dark holes to crawl through. And you will be crawling. These spaces are built for kids. Outside is a metal contraption with planes and a fire truck. It is like someone with a child's imagination leaned how to weld. I can't say enough stuff about it. You just have to run around on the thing to believe it.
Also, I don't know how they let people run around on this stuff and not get sued. There aren't a whole lot of places that you can fall to your death. But there are all sorts of places that are dark and small. If someone did get hurt in there, it could be a while before anyone found them. The amazing thing is that parents don't seem to mind. While it may be a little be dangerous, it probably isn't really any worse than playing out in the woods. So thank you parents for being reasonable.
If you are sans kids, wear some clothes you can get dirty and join in. If you see a tiny whole in the wall and don't know where it leads, crawl in and find out. Run around and crawl into any caves or crevices you can fit into. It really is just as fun for adults as kids. Plus this place is great for just being a kid again.
From there, as sad as it was to go, we headed out for Springfield. Badger had a friend out there he wanted to see. But it turns out she was in Arkansas. So we ended up heading out the the Mark Twain National Forest for some camping. Roasted a couple of hotdogs over a fire. Cooked up some corn and baked beans. I love camping.
Sleeping was a different story. I can't say it was awful, but it definitely was uncomfortable. The temperature was in the 80s and the humidity was above that. They stayed that way well after the sun went down. So I ended up in a tent steaming all night. Plus the cacophony of crickets can cicadas was not the most pleasant thing to fall asleep to. At least it was a good chance to finally test my tent out.
-Dravis
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