Chicago to Fort Worth in March

[mgottschall]

Hi,

I've been on many road trips in my day and I'm set to take another from Chicago to Fort Worth this spring. I was wondering if anybody knew of any neat stops a long the way. I'm thinking of going through St. Louis and Joplin then down Route 69 to Fort Worth. I like the off-the-beaten-road types of things. Anything unique or worth seeing....

Thank you!

[Midwest Michael]

Welcome to the RTA Forum!

Probably the best place to start looking for unique attractions is RTA's Map Center. It's designed to do exactly what you are looking for - list places to visit right along a route. Every suggested stop comes personally recommended by a member of the Roadtrip America staff.

See if anything there strikes your interest, and if you still have some questions, be sure to ask!

[AZBuck]

A couple of off-the-beaten-path type sites that I've enjoyed on or near the route you plan to take would include a pair south of St. Louis: Mastodon State Historic Site outside Imperial, and the town of Ste. Genevieve, an old French town with a ferry across the Mississippi and a real old-fashioned ice cream parlor as well as some historic homes. MO-32/MO-8 would then get you back to I-44. If Joplin is a way point rather than a destination, you might also want to consider using US-65/US-412 to swing through Branson MO and see Americana kitsch at its finest. Then for a state park a bit above the ordinary, you can enjoy Lake Texoma just before entering Texas.

AZBuck

[jm98]

I take I55/I44/US69/US75 traveling between Chicago/DFW area. I can think of couple things but it's up to your personal taste.

- Meramec Caverns near Stanton MO
- Many Many Walmarts along the way (to view and enjoy people-of-walmart-dot-comz)
- Some picnic area and day activities near Eufaula Lake OK
- Casino near Durant OK

Watch out for MO troopers on I44.

Cheers,