"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
01/22/2020 at 10:51 • Filed to: BexTheTSX
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
01/22/2020 at 10:51 • Filed to: BexTheTSX | 0
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This next Saturday and Sunday I will be driving back to Denver from Chicago, any know of anything of note I should stop and see along the way?
Textured Soy Protein
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 10:55 |
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I have no knowledge of what’s in any of that territory but while you’re in Chicago you should go to Manny’s Deli.
For Sweden
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:01 |
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Stop in Iowa and meet a future president
jminer
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:04 |
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This place looked really cool from outside the gates, it was closed when I drove past.
Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Lexington Nebraska.
Aso if you're a fan the original Cabela's is out there off 80, although I stopped there last year and it was a bit disappointing especially compared to the giant home basspro.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:05 |
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Zoom in on this to see items of interest along the way.
And probably
do the same in Google Maps.
Tristan
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:11 |
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The John Deere museum in Waterloo, IA, the Iowa 80 truck stop, the Strategic Air Command museum in Omaha, and Carhenge in Scottsbluff, NE to name a few. Don’t let the “tHeRe’S nOtHiNg In FlYoVeR cOuNtRy” crowd tell you the great plains isn’t gorgeous countryside.
VincentMalamute-Kim
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:18 |
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If you’re a gun nut, there’s a Brownell’s, I think Iowa somewhere next to
the interstate. I keep passing it and thinking I need to preplan the exit so I can stop by one day
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:28 |
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Take secondary highways; stay off the Interstate. Stop at convenience stores and buy snacks.
ttyymmnn
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:32 |
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Two summers ago we drove across NE from south to north. Not much to report. If you like offbeat sort of stuff, his this website:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com
WilliamsSW
> Tristan
01/22/2020 at 11:41 |
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+ 1 on Carhenge, but it’s just outside of Alliance, not Scottsbluff - so a little further off Monkees route.
Thomas Donohue
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:47 |
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Dyersville, Iowa if you’re a baseball fan.
JustAnotherG6
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:52 |
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There is the largest truck-stop on I-80 East of Des Moines a bit. If you are near Des Moines around lunch and don’t mind going a bit out of your way, head north on I-35 to Hickory Park in Ames, IA. It’s an inexpensive BBQ joint that serves 6-7/10 food and a shit load of ice cream sundaes.
If you stay on I-80 heading into Omaha on the north side of the interstate, just past the river, you can see not only the largest Diesel Locomotive made but also a Big Boy. https://goo.gl/maps/yEJ5uwim93GvjL4W6
If you have a day to kill, check out the Henry Doorly zoo. http://www.omahazoo.com/
There is also the SAC Museum, which is cool, if you like military planes and have a few hours to spend . They have things like a B-52, SR-71, B-36 and several others. https://sacmuseum.org/
Ash78, voting early and often
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 11:59 |
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Air Force museum in Omaha? Seems like a perfect halfway point.
Wild card: T ake the southern route and check out the arch in St. Louis. Stop in Russell, KS and take a selfie in front of a Bob Dole sign.
tyburg
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 12:03 |
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Tasty Tacos in Des Moines is top notch. If you are a chocolate milk enthusiast Anderson Erickson dairy sells some good stuff, also in the Des Moines area.
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Tristan
> WilliamsSW
01/22/2020 at 12:04 |
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You’re correct- my bad! I’ve been there twice, but the first time I went my destination was Scottsbluff, so I had that stuck in my head.
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WilliamsSW
> Tristan
01/22/2020 at 12:20 |
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It’s all sand as far as the eye can see...
Mercedes Streeter
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 12:23 |
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Stop by my place! I’m only an hour north of the city and can show you around beautiful places like Kenosha :D
Khalbali
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 12:46 |
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Ive made that drive 8 times and it sucks, always done it straight through though with minimal gas/pee stops.
Dusty Ventures
> MonkeePuzzle
01/22/2020 at 19:53 |
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*Cracks knuckles* Okay, here we go. Time to defend my title as road trip planning master.
Illinois:
-Joliet Correctional Center, Joliet, IL (as seen in Blues Brothers)
-Joliet Iron Works Park, Joliet, IL (ruins of an old steel mill. If you like ruins you’ll love this.
-2401 S Chicago St, Joliet, IL. Stop here quick to see a full size Bluesmobile mounted on a pole in the parking lot
-John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline, IL
Iowa:
-Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, IA (museum at the world’s largest truck stop)
-Medical Museum at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA (stay less than 30 minutes and it’s free, an hour is less than a dollar)
-Pappajohn Sculpture Park and South Des Moines Sculpture Park, Des Moines, IA
-Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs, IA (old prison that used three-story rotating jail cells)
-Union Pacific Railroad Museum, Council Bluffs, IA
Nebraska:
-Freedom Park, Omaha, NE - Submarine, minesweeper, and other craft on land.
-Lauritzen Garden, Omaha, NE - Location of Union Pacific’s Big Boy and other noteworthy trains
-Strategic Air Command Museum - Ashland, NE
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Prairie Peace Park (abandoned), Pleasant Dale, NE
-Petrified Wood Gallery, Ogalla, NE (gallery of art made from petrified wood)
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MonkeePuzzle
> Dusty Ventures
01/22/2020 at 23:02 |
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woah! impressive