Reviews written by The Travel Penguin
I like this venue as it is one of the largest and newest Outbacks in our area. However, I found that the service tends to vary quite a bit.
We arrived in the late afternoon before the dinner rush so we were the only customers then (more people came while we were there). The food was as expected from a Qdoba outlet. We enjoyed it. However, the tables were not well cleaned in spite of there being no other customers. We had to...
This is a 3.5 mile out-and-back trail so the round trip distance is 7.0 miles. It is made of crushed rock and totally flat. The trail starts at the Winfield Lock and Dam number 25 and heads up stream right along the Mississippi River. There is no shade so take that into account....
You can't get into these two water intake towers located in the Mississippi River just below the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. But everyone living any time in the St. Louis area knows about them. Not as many know why they are there. So rack up a view of these towers as an interesting curiosity....
I really love Redondo Beach. Yes, it's touristy. But it's a beautiful place to visit or live. It has a nice curving beach (hence the name), a wharf, and marina. There are many restaurants near the beach or around the town. And, you don't feel that you are in the Los Angeles sprawl.
This is better than expected. Besides having a National Hall of Fame for people in the world of playing horseshoes, there are two separate indoor competition areas with numerous horseshoe courts. This locale hosts competition amongst the biggest pitchers in the sport -- all located right here in the Midwest which is quite unexpected....
There isn't a lot to see here except that this boat access point on the Missouri River has a large amount of parking right along the Katy Trail. It also has two pit toilets that I'd rather not sit on unless it was an emergency situation. If nothing else, you can stop by and get...
Many people consider that this fountain display set to music at the front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas is one of the must-sees of Las Vegas. I agree -- especially if you are traveling with children. Be sure to check it out. It's worth a few minutes to stop by and enjoy.
I've got to say I'm a fan of Imo's Wacky Wednesday promotion where you buy one pizza and get a second pizza of the same price or less for free. This has been going on for years. Love it and this Imo's with a drive thru does it great.
The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is a small site that contains the home of the Dent and Grant families prior to the Civil War when Grant was still a Democrat and owned slaves. I found it an interesting place to visit and it is located close by "Grant's Farm" which is the bigger...
With the demise of TWA after its purchase by American Airlines, the traffic handled at STL Airport by American Airlines has seriously declined. But Southwest airlines, already operating here, came along and took up the slack. They had built their own Terminal 2 before the end of TWA and that terminal now handles more...
This is one of my favorite places to drive through although it is basically farmland. But that farmland is located in a beautiful valley with rolling hills and the roadway follows a small creek. My family especially loves to drive through this valley during the winter when you see water that has frozen as...