Trip to the Lou

Tactics and Teamwork in an Escape Room On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we try our luck at escape tactics and teamwork at Escape the Room down on Washington Av. Teams of players are put in a room where they must try to solve puzzles in a series of moves to escape in one hour....

Bring in the Ringers On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit the NHPA (National Horseshoe Pitchers Association) at the Quail Ridge Horseshoe Club. They are home to the National Horseshoe Hall of Fame, as well as some of the finest horseshoe pitchers on this side of the Mississippi. We take a tour of the museum and...

I woke up this morning… On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit the National Blues Museum in St, Louis, MO. The museum opened in 2016 and is dedicated to exploring the musical history and impact of the blues. It exists as an entertainment and educational resource focusing on blues music. The TTTL team got a...

Farm-to-table agriculture On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we boogie down to De Soto, MO to see the folks at Such and Such Farm. Dave and Autumn started farming from scratch and learned the trade through research and a community of like-minded farmers. Our visit luckily coincided with the direct path of the 2017 solar...

Two for one at the confluence of two rivers On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we take a trip to the Lewis and Clark Historic Site in Hartford, IL. Greg shows up to the trip a little confused, thinking the museum was dedicated to the world’s tallest man, Robert Wadlow. We quickly clear things up...

“Cheaper than Therapy” at the Cages On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we take a trip to the Tower Tee Batting Cages. There are fourteen batting cages with unique pitching-arm style machines, which let you watch the arm as the ball is being thrown. We all took our turns up at bat and tried...

Slip and Slide with Trip to the Lou On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit the legendary Raging Rivers in Grafton, IL. This water park has been operating for almost thirty years, serving the St. Louis metro area. We had a blast even though we were there on a cooler, cloudier day. The park...

Trip to the Lou goes back in time at the MO History Museum! On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit the magnificent Missouri History Museum in Saint Louis, MO. We take a walk through the past as our guest comedians recount their experiences from the trip, sleeping in, and strong arming their...

Trip to the Lou gets locked up on the Mississippi On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL. The museum offers a glimpse into the operation of the 29 locks and dams along with Mississippi River. These federally operated locks allow for massive amounts of river traffic...

Our hair stands on end at The Magic House! On this episode of Trip to the Lou, we visit The Magic House in Kirkwood, MO. The Magic House is designed to engage children in a hands-on learning environment with over 55,000 square feet of interactive exhibits. We visit some of the wonders The Magic House...