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Summer Day Trips Can Be Fun and Inexpensive
Graduations are happening, the grass is growing and little league baseball is starting up. It all leads up to the fact that summer is coming and will be here soon (June 20 to be exact). For many people, it's the same old thing of golfing, boating and swimming at the local courses, waterways and pools. So why not make this summer a summer you take some day trips and explore places within 3 or 4 hours of the Hannibal-Quincy area?
With that in mind, here is a day trip list of places to visit this summer:
- 1
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Springfield, IL - 2
Wildwood Prairie Animal & Nature Park
Hanna City, Illinois (Peoria area) - 3
Peoria Chiefs Minor League Baseball
Peoria, IL - 4
Galesburg Railroad Museum
Galesburg, IL - 5
John Deere Pavilion
Moline, IL - 6
Rock Island Arsenal Museum
Rock Island, IL - 7
Air FX Trampoline Park
Hiawatha, Iowa (Cedar Rapids area) - 8
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Museum
Boone, IA - 9
Science Center & Blank IMAX Dome Theater
Des Moines, IA - 10
Adventureland Water Park
Altoona, IA - 11
Negro League Baseball Museum
Kansas City, MO - 12
Wineries and Restaurants
Hermann, MO - 13
St. Louis Science Center
St. Louis, MO - 14
Burlington Bees Minor League Game
Burlington, IA
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