{"id":5296,"date":"2014-01-24T08:44:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5296"},"modified":"2014-06-18T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T15:50:34","slug":"baseball-blues-bbq-more-in-missouri-for-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5296","title":{"rendered":"Baseball, Blues, BBQ, &#038; More in Missouri for $79"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri was\u00a0added to America&#8217;s homeland when\u00a0<a title=\"Travel to Thomas Jefferson Sites in Virginia\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2013\/05\/20\/travel-to-thomas-jefferson-sites-in-virginia\/\">Thomas Jefferson<\/a> brokered the deal to buy the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803, which basically doubled the size of America. \u00a0To always remember the importance of this purchase, and how it transformed America, St. Louis is also referred to as &#8220;The Gateway to the West.&#8221; \u00a0The idyllic Gateway Arch is the symbol of St. Louis as a result.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Get to Missouri<\/h2>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=5259\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"638,564\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Cicero&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1388937584&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Early Returns Redemptions Frontier Airlines\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines-300x265.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5259\" style=\"line-height: 18px;\" alt=\"Frontier Airlines\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines-300x265.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Early-Returns-Redemptions-Frontier-Airlines.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For a measly $69 annual fee you can pick up\u00a0The Frontier Airlines World MasterCard\u00ae. \u00a0Frontier is flexible on how you use the EarlyReturns miles, and allows for a <a title=\"Multi-Destination Travel\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/06\/03\/multi-destination-travel\/\">multi-destination<\/a> ticket. \u00a0These must be booked by calling their customer service line, but they will waive the &#8220;over the phone&#8221; ticket booking fee. \u00a0It would be ridiculous if they tried to charge it, because their website doesn&#8217;t even have the functionality of booking one of those.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about multi-destination tickets, <a title=\"Multi-Destination Travel\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/06\/03\/multi-destination-travel\/\">you can read about them in an old blog post<\/a>. \u00a0Basically it allows you to fly into one airport, and out of another. \u00a0This would be great if you wanted to visit both Kansas City and St. Louis in one trip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/content.linkoffers.net\/SharedImages\/Products\/209337\/577286.gif\" width=\"154\" height=\"98\" border=\"0\" \/>Booking a trip within the USA is 20,000 EarlyReturns miles for the primary cardholder. \u00a0However they have a bizarre benefit for any companions who are flying on the same itinerary which discounts the award ticket to 15,000 for the companion. \u00a0This means that your trip for two will only take 35,000 Early Returns miles for you to see both destinations. \u00a0The\u00a0The Frontier Airlines World MasterCard\u00ae\u00a0easily provides enough miles for both of the tickets.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re basically looking at the following for costs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$69 Annual Fee (not waived)<\/li>\n<li>$10 in Taxes and Fees<\/li>\n<li>Total: $79 for two roundtrip flights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to Stay in St. Louis &amp; Kansas City<\/h2>\n<p>The Starwood Preferred Guest program has incredible hotels across the nation. \u00a0They&#8217;ve got a few sweet ones in both KC &amp; STL, so you can plan on using your Starpoints. \u00a0To get enough points for these hotels you&#8217;ll need to pick up the Starwood Preferred Guest\u00ae Credit Card from American Express.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bytemgdd.com\/imp.aspx?l=3133&amp;c=15031\" width=\"1\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5299\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5299\" data-attachment-id=\"5299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=5299\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"343,230\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Debbie Franke 2011  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED  T: 314 353 5999   No usage or reproduction allowed unless you have obtained usage rights and licensing from Debbie Franke Photography, Inc.  Protected under Federal Copyright Law.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ST Louis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sheraton St. Louis Westport Chalet Hotel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5299\" alt=\"St. Louis Sheraton\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis-300x201.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ST-Louis.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheraton St. Louis Westport Chalet Hotel (Photo courtesy of their website)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Ok, I recognize that neither of these hotels are on the waterfront directly below the Gateway Arch, but I don&#8217;t want to recommend that you use your entire bonus from the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card for one night either. \u00a0Our objective is to always show you how to stretch the miles further than any other blog out there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/sheraton\/property\/overview\/index.html?propertyID=795&amp;neverShowCheckAvail=yes\">Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Category 2 (3000-4000 points per night)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/sheraton\/property\/overview\/index.html?propertyID=804&amp;neverShowCheckAvail=yes\">Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel St. Louis\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Category 2 (3000-4000 points per night)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_5300\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5300\" data-attachment-id=\"5300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=5300\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"350,231\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Four Points Kansas City\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City-Sports Complex (Photo Courtesy of Hotels.com)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5300\" alt=\"sheraton hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/19602_36_b.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City-Sports Complex (Photo Courtesy of Hotels.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This hotel in KC would be awesome for anyone who wants to hit up a Royals \u00a0or Chiefs game. \u00a0You can easily walk to the stadium, which is rather convenient if the game goes into extra innings. \u00a0Judd will be stoked about his next trip to KC, so he can visit Arrowhead stadium and watch his Chiefs beat up on someone.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/fourpoints\/property\/overview\/index.html?propertyID=3859&amp;neverShowCheckAvail=yes\">Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City &#8211; Sports Complex<\/a>\u00a0Category 2 (3000-4000 points per night)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should be able to spend quite a few nights at these hotels with the bonus from the Starwood Preferred Guest<\/p>\n<p>Total hotel cost:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Louis $0<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City $0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Baseball in KC and St. Louis<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you&#8217;re a Royals fan or an Athletics fan, visiting Major League sports is fun wherever you go. \u00a0The nice thing about baseball is that seats can be found <a title=\"How to Scalp a Ticket on the Cheap\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/09\/27\/how-to-scalp-a-ticket-on-the-cheap\/\">cheap from a scalper<\/a> outside the door. \u00a0With 100+ games a year you should be able to take the whole family out to the ballgame (You just might have sneak in the snacks because you won&#8217;t be able to afford them).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:BuschStadium_2006-05-30.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Busch Stadium, as seen during the park's openi...\" alt=\"Busch Stadium, as seen during the park's openi...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/BuschStadium_2006-05-30.jpg\/350px-BuschStadium_2006-05-30.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Busch Stadium, as seen during the park&#8217;s opening year in 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bush stadium is impressive, and the location of the stadium is better. \u00a0Situated in downtown St. Louis, you&#8217;ll be able to enjoy the game, and you might even catch a glimpse of the Gateway Arch from your seats (because you&#8217;re probably in the nosebleed seats anyway.)<\/p>\n<h2>Sing the Blues<\/h2>\n<p>Dun, Dun, Dun. \u00a0I was born under a bad sign. \u00a0Dun. Dun. Dun.<\/p>\n<p>For some reason St. Louis reminds me of singing the blues. \u00a0Stop in at a bar and sing one out.<\/p>\n<h2>Sweet BBQ<\/h2>\n<p>Loosen your belt and stretch your stomach for this trip. \u00a0Although you&#8217;ll probably be on the move seeing all kinds of things, you need to ensure that you spend enough time at the BBQ restaurants that abound.<\/p>\n<p>Bust out the variety of sauces and give them all a shot. \u00a0Many restaurants have their own &#8220;secret recipe&#8221; and I encourage you to try them all. \u00a0In all honesty it&#8217;s been a few years since I&#8217;ve been there, so I can&#8217;t give you personal recommendations, but I encourage you to eat your stomach out.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Fun Things to Do<\/h2>\n<p>In St. Louis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/explorestlouis.com\/visit-explore\/see-do\/see-do-member\/?mid=86\">Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/explorestlouis.com\/visit-explore\/see-do\/see-do-member\/?mid=52\">Hit up their FREE zoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/explorestlouis.com\/visit-explore\/discover\/25-things-to-do-in-st-louis\/\">See other ideas here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Kansas City:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For all the Mormon readers you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/705384440\/A-few-sites-to-see-around-Liberty-and-Independence-Mo.html?pg=all\">visit LDS History sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitkc.com\/special-offers\/33-for-free\/index.aspx\">33 FREE activities<\/a> in the KC area<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cocokeykansascity.com\">Coco Key Indoor Water Park<\/a> Kansas City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you been to either Kansas City or St. Louis?\u00a0 What things did you love there?\u00a0 Share with us!\u00a0 Thanks for worldwanderlusting with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri was\u00a0added to America&#8217;s homeland when\u00a0Thomas Jefferson brokered the deal to buy the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803, which basically doubled the size of America. \u00a0To always remember the importance of this purchase, and how it transformed America, St. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5296\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1038,1120,24,915],"tags":[1512,1514,1515,1517,1513,1516,1511,834],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1DhXV-1nq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}