Think Vintage is a excellent collection of hand-picked individual different kind of items that you…read moremight want to appoint your shelves. The price points are excellent. If you're into any kind of fairy collecting items or unusual pictures, this is the place. I've never been in a store like it. It's one of a kind.

First let me say, the owner, Laura(?) is sweet as apple pie! I was walking into all the little…read moreshops in town and this one really caught my curiosity. A little vintage..a little nostalgia, a bunch of miniatures, and some great unique items. The place is clean and inviting. Like 8 said, the owner is super sweet. Prices are extremely reasonable. Go support local small business.

Yes, it's super weird. And it completely captures the zeitgeist of 21st century 'merica. (So maybe…read morenot that weird?) First and foremost, it's a conflagration of all the state's major political players, who either have to show up to run the gauntlet or they can risk avoiding the event and likely be excoriated by the opposition for their absence. What makes it fairly unique as political theater is that most everyone present is forced to deliver to an audience that is a combustible stew of highly charged partisans from both sides, only a thin buffer of a giddy media in the middle. All the big incumbents are pilloried by disapproving and chanting opposition. And everyone panders to God, country, flag, and tradition. As a nonreligious resident who had the audacity to lack Kentucky roots and even be educated at a reviled school (for sports reasons -- the most important reasons) in North Carolina, I personally enjoyed resounding disapproval from all camps. Nothing of real substance is shared. Nobody's mind is changed. Hopefully the peace is kept. And the locals quietly play bingo a few yards away while all the political junkies fry their vocal folds. The backdrop couldn't be more perfect. The politicians get to glorify the yeoman myth of the rural entrepreneur in the shadow of a small town church steeple, surrounded by smoking meat, bingo games, church raffles, and automobiles parked on every free square inch. There's an extra star up there for the mutton sandwich. Someone out here knows a thing or two about smoking meats. The pork BBQ is excellent too, but go with the mutton for the novelty of it. The biggest surprise for me may have been the fact that it's not very commercialized, perhaps a consequence of this event being so far from any population center. Sodas and ice cream can be purchased for $1 for cryin' out loud. Ultimately, the event is a mix of fascinating and soul-crushing. Any solution to what ails American democracy won't be provided here. In light of that, I have a couple of very modest suggestions to the organizers: - For the love of God, invite an actual comedian here. Kentucky politicians are not themselves good at roasting each other and they can't afford good speechwriters. Comedy is hard, and most of the speeches given are hard evidence of that fact. - Offer a veggie, please! Even if it's swimming in bacon, it would be nice to have something alongside that mutton sandwich. The only veggie option I saw here today was Lay's potato chips (regular or bbq), despite the fact that this event is held in the dead of summer, when local produce should be at its peak. If you all love your farmers as much as the rhetoric suggests, you'd acknowledge them by bolstering someone other than the pig and sheep farmer. It's good for you and it tastes better than socialized medicine.

Full disclosure, I work in politics. My family has deep roots in it. I am really into state and…read morenational politics all around. Going to Fancy Farm is going to make me giddy like a little kid. It is like Graceland for Kentucky political nerds. Everything I heard about it was true. There was booing and howling. People got into it with each other. Jabs and jokes at every politician running was brought up. Reporters were everywhere. People that loved their candidates were not shy about voicing their opinions. It was not uncommon to see groups get into it with each other. Entertaining to say the least, not to mention some good people watching. The food was not bad either. It was very fairly priced (bottle water was a 1$, two scopes of ice cream on a cone was 2$). Obviously, I tried the BBQ. I had mutton to be exact. It was not bad, but I will always prefer pork. There were several booths, Time Warner handed out free water which was a great gift during the heat. You could play tabs or 5 card showdown poker. There was even a photo booth. I would not mind traveling to Fancy Farm. Something to see and I marked it off my bucket list.

I cannot believe St. Louis has this, and I feel like we should be talking about it a whole lot…read moremore. The artwork is absolutely insane. We're talking an enormous stretch of wall covered in colorful, detailed, larger than life graffiti pieces. You can stand there looking at one section, turn your head, and find something completely different. It's like an outdoor art gallery, except the gallery is massive and the artists are out here making magic on a floodwall. It goes for literally miles! And here's another thing you must know. Paint Louis is an actual international graffiti festival held along the riverfront. Artists travel from all over to paint here, and the event has been around in various forms since the 1990s. The wall is recognized as the world's longest graffiti wall in Guinness World Records. I swear, every time I go down there, I wonder why we don't lean into this even more. Paint everything! Give artists more walls! Let the riverfront become one giant, ever changing outdoor art installation. St. Louis, we have some pretty extraordinary things hiding in plain sight. This is one of them.

I spent the weekend in Saint Louis for PAINT LOUIS 2026!! It was really nice seeing old friends,…read morefamiliar faces and meeting new people. It was a very HOT weekend for sure! There was a lot of great music, vendors and a whole lot of artist from different states and even countries! I'm definitely looking forward to coming back again next year!

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If you haven't been to Ste. Gen, you should go!! It is a beautiful, historic little town with lots…read moreof cool museums, some nice restaurants, wineries and shops. We love wandering around town. Very relaxing. One caveat.... this past trip we noticed that there is SO much loud muffler noise in this town. Seems like every other person has a giant pick up in serious need of muffler work. And apparently the aldermen just passed a rule that allows for ATVs to drive up and down the streets. They are super noisy. For example, we were at a tour at one of the historic places (standing outside) and the guide had to stop multiple times due to the a LOUD truck or ATV coming down the road. So stupid. Honestly, I don't even understand why some people feel they have to make so much noise, but that's a whole other topic, lol. Anyway, I hope that people who make the regulations in Ste Gen get smart and realize that allowing loud ATVs (and trucks for that matter) to cruise through the quaint streets is going to be turn off to visitors. On a sidenote, if you are an entrepreneur who does muffler work, you could make a killing down there since apparently they do not have a good muffler shop in town. lol

Interesting transport or a need of a quick trip across the river makes this a good destination…read more I have only rode without a vehicle for $2, but the experience is so different that my mind enjoys the trip. (As does the kid inside my companions) Standing on the dock waiting for the ferry takes patients, but kids find rocks to throw in the river during the "I am bored moments". (I would set a visible boundary for how close they can get to the river) Watching the tug boat pitch the ferry sideways as it maneuvers from the side is intriguing. The ferry does not take long to unload and be loaded so be ready. The trip is surprisingly quick and breezy then the Mark Twain memory (plus pics) is all that is left. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html While they have a $4 rate for the horse & rider, the new adventurers must be motorcycles because for $5 they seem to be really willing to pay the ferry man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Pay_the_Ferryman

One of my favorite pizza places in the area. They really put the sauce on the pizza and that's…read moreexactly what I like. It cost a little bit more, but why would you settle for less? You want cheap pizza, go buy Little Caesars... If you want REAL pizza... Get Martels (Murphysboro), Italian Village (Carbondale), or Quatros (Carbondale)... Papa Johns is ok as well, but I always go back to Martels... Support Local and eat an excellent pizza.

Small restaurant on Main Street through town. Service very attentive and helpful. Pizza, pastas,…read morecalzones ,sandwiches. Portions generous and yummy. Specials are great if you can hit one.

Largest Superman Statue in the world at 13 foot tall and 6000 pounds in bronze.. Can't help but…read morehum the music from the original Superman film of 1978, as we drove up to the statue. I even did the Superman pose, with clenched fists at the hips and knuckles facing forwards (it's kinda of an uncomfortable pose in actuality). It was a fun stop, and wasn't too busy when we parked nearby, so was able to take quite a few pictures. Definitely need someone else to take the photos (selfies won't work), with a small raised platform area in front for the photographer so the picture could include the entire statue without the railings being in the way. As far as I could tell, there is no restrictions on what you can touch and the paint job on the statue was still vibrant, indicating it is still being well maintained. I really liked the face of Superman, not resembling any of the many actors who have played him on TV/movies, but more of an idealized, composite rendition of the classic comic book Man of Steel. There are other nearby photo opportunities (including a photo stand-in where you can put your head on top of a Superman costume), and a retail shop/museum nearby selling superhero themed souvenirs. -- Metropolis, IL was established in 1839, with it becoming a city in 1859. -- In 1972, Illinois named Metropolis as the hometown of Superman -- In 1986, a 7-foot tall fiberglass superman was erected at cost of $1,000, but was unpopular with the locals and got damaged by vandalism and weather -- money was raised from locals to replace it with the current model, at a cost of $120,000. Donor names are on bricks at the base of the statuue. -- Unveiled on June 5, 1993. -- It was repainted every few years for maintenance -- It underwent a complete repaint job in 2020, being sandblasted to the bare bronze and repainted using modern durable paint that will supposedly last 20 years.

If you don't stop here while in Metropolis, what are you even doing in this town??…read more It's right next to the Superman Museum and there are also some thematic murals on an adjacent wall. We were here in late November and Supes was dressed up for Christmas with a Santa hat on. Definitely a fun roadside attraction in Southern Illinois.

A little of a money grab. Not many strawberry themed items. The few things we found strawberry…read morethemed, we really had to hunt. Kind of frustrating because we assumed more of a variety.

First off the good: 1. Parking & Shuttle - Great job on…read moreorganizing parking and the shuttle service from the high school to the festival. 2. Live music - I enjoyed the selection and quality of live music at the festival 3. Kimmswick - the town provides a great setting for such a festival. Highly walkable and easy to navigate without feeling like I'm getting lost. 4. The vendors that embraced the theme - props to the small handful of businesses that embraced the theme, especially The Blue Owl. The not so good: 1. Where are all the strawberries? For something billed as a strawberry festival this event had a surprising lack of them. I was looking forward to getting to try many strawberry related treats. Most vendors had nothing to do with strawberries. For the ones that did, most felt like strawberries were an afterthought. 2. What are these shops and are they open? The shops that line the streets get lost behind the booths. I couldn't tell what many of them offer or if they were open so I only visited a couple that were clearly open and made it clear what type of products they offer.