What's exciting to do along I-70 from Ohio to Oklahoma?

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DrPizza

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Have to go get some goats in Oklahoma for my wife.

Will be traveling from western NY through:
Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
St. Louis Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
and
Tulsa Oklahoma


Anything interesting along that route to do? Any cool places to go kayaking or something like that? (Last goat trip, I got to kayak alongside a group of dolphins in the Atlantic near Virginia Beach)
 
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EyeMWing

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Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma. I suppose you could count telephone poles or something to amuse yourself. not much interesting in those states.
 
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montanafan

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Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
Originally posted by: DrPizza

Have to go get some goats in Oklahoma for my wife.
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Wow - that sounds like a pretty good trade.
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Sorry, OP, I just had to laugh at that post. I don't know anything along that way except the obvious - US Aircraft Museum in Dayton, The Arch in St. Louis, and Route 66 stuff in Oklahoma.

 
IronWing

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Have to go get some goats in Oklahoma for my wife.

Will be traveling from western NY through:
Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
St. Louis Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
and
Tulsa Oklahoma


Anything interesting along that route to do? Any cool places to go kayaking or something like that? (Last goat trip, I got to kayak alongside a group of dolphins in the Atlantic near Virginia Beach)
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OMG, you have succeeded in planning the dullest roadtrip in America. If you lack a soybean or corn fetish I fear you will find the trip less thrilling than your last. Seriously, if you don't mind an extra couple hundred miles and some non-Interstates I suggest this route on the way out (assuming you want to keep the return trip short as possible, traveling with goats):

Columbus, OH
Cinci, OH
Louisville, KY
Cairo, IL
Springfield, MO
Tulsa, OK

The scenery is more varied and you can find great BBQ joints on the delta.
 
misle

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From STL to Springfield will be on I-44... sorry. The Ozarks can be pretty, but on that stretch, there's not a lot to do. The Mid-Point of that stretch is Rolla and the only thing there is the University of Missouri's Rolla Campus which is well known for being an Engineering campus. You could stop there and argue with them about 0.999999999 = 1
 
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yobarman

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Crazy boring trip. I took I70 from philly to denver. I thought i was going to snap from boredom, except i was going really really fast.
 
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TechBoyJK

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Originally posted by: yobarman
Crazy boring trip. I took I70 from philly to denver. I thought i was going to snap from boredom, except i was going really really fast.
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i agree... the only thing I could do to make my trip exciting was to drive really fast, break the law, and put some risk in the game...
 
CaptnKirk

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
Originally posted by: DrPizza

Have to go get some goats in Oklahoma for my wife.
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Wow - that sounds like a pretty good trade.
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LMAO! That made my day :)
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Saint Louis actually has one of the nicest Art Museums in the country, you would be impressed with what they have on display.
A stay overnight near the Gateway Arch, spend the night & attend a small venue concert at Mississippi Nights,
Have dinner at LaCledes Landing, go to the Museum (or Budweiser Brewery) the next day start with a hearty breakfast at Ted Drewes, good travel break.

Tulsa is less than a seven hour drive from the Loo
 
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Descartes

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I'm from Tulsa, and I've actually made that very same drive twice in the past few years. Weird.

I agree that there's probably not much to see along the way, especially in Indiana. Missouri has some nice areas along the way, and you'll pass right by the arch, Budweiser brewery, etc.

If you're going to spend a little time in Tulsa I can tell you a lot of places to go.
 
DrPizza

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Gateway arch in St. Louis? Bah. If you've seen one inverted hyperbolic cosine monument, you've seen them all :p

For what it's worth, they have the equations on a plaque or something inside the gateway arch... except there's a mistake on one of the equations. Maybe I'll go there, just so I can have a picture of the math mistake on the nation's tallest monument... a symbol of how poor our country is in mathematics (and we just don't care enough to fix the mistake.)
 
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Damn Dirty Ape

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Originally posted by: misle
From STL to Springfield will be on I-44... sorry. The Ozarks can be pretty, but on that stretch, there's not a lot to do. The Mid-Point of that stretch is Rolla and the only thing there is the University of Missouri's Rolla Campus which is well known for being an Engineering campus. You could stop there and argue with them about 0.999999999 = 1
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Six Flags St. Louis about 23miles from downtown STL on I-44 towards Springfield FTW.
 
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dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Have to go get some goats in Oklahoma for my wife.

Will be traveling from western NY through:
Dayton, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
St. Louis Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
and
Tulsa Oklahoma


Anything interesting along that route to do? Any cool places to go kayaking or something like that? (Last goat trip, I got to kayak alongside a group of dolphins in the Atlantic near Virginia Beach)
Click to expand...

OMG, you have succeeded in planning the dullest roadtrip in America. If you lack a soybean or corn fetish I fear you will find the trip less thrilling than your last. Seriously, if you don't mind an extra couple hundred miles and some non-Interstates I suggest this route on the way out (assuming you want to keep the return trip short as possible, traveling with goats):

Columbus, OH
Cinci, OH
Louisville, KY
Cairo, IL
Springfield, MO
Tulsa, OK

The scenery is more varied and you can find great BBQ joints on the delta.
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No I-70 to the west is a lot duller.

Hey Pizza, I'll wave as you pass by on I-44 on the way to Tulsa.

I'm at the Venita Oklahoma exit.
 
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CycloWizard

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Gateway arch in St. Louis? Bah. If you've seen one inverted hyperbolic cosine monument, you've seen them all :p
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It's actually an inverted catenary... :p

I've lived in Dayton for five years and right near Indianapolis for the previous 18, now in St. Louis for the last 2. I'd recommend the following:

1. USAF museum - just west of Dayton near WPAFB (about 5 mi. south on I-675). Not too expensive and really interesting. I used to work in one of the buildings about half a mile up the hill from the museum in the base. If I still did, I could sneak you in and show you some of the things that will be in the museum about 50 years from now. :p
2. Walk around downtown Indianapolis. Not a whole lot of sight-seeing that I would recommend other than maybe the Children's museum (#1-2 in the country) that a science-dork like you might enjoy (saying this as a fellow dork-in-arms)
3. Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis. Free tour, free samples. I'm not a big fan of their products, but free beer is always a plus. The Schlafly brewery is also in St. Louis, but I don't recommend it. The zoo is top-notch and free, as is the art museum and science center (all in Forest Park). The Loop (on Delmar) is a common tourist trap, but I can't really recommend it. I can also give you a free tour of the engineering facilities and med school at Washington University.
4. World's largest McDonalds (I think it's north of Tulsa on I-44?). It spans the interstate - hard to miss. Has a gift shop with Route 66 stuff, but not much to really see here. I just included it because it's the only thing of note on I-44 in that part of OK.

Also a couple pointers... Don't speed too much in Ohio. The cops there are bastards and will ticket you for going <5 over. Good news is that they are required to have their headlights on if gunning at night. Also, beware the drivers, especially around Dayton. Indiana and Illinois have unmarked/undercover highway patrol cars, especially Camaros and Mustangs. Don't speed in Illinois construction zones, as the fines are insane and they really do enforce them. Bypass St. Louis on I-270 unless you're going into the city for anything. Traffic sucks because they're reconstructing the bridge that carries I-55, I-64, I-70, and US-40 over the Mississippi. If you need help finding a place to stay/eat along the way, PM me and I can make some recommendations. I've driven every inch between Dayton and St. Louis at least ten times, and I-44 from St. Louis to Tulsa once.
 
mugs

mugs

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I went to college in Indiana an hour from Indiana. In my 4 years there I went to Indy about... 4 times. The only thing Indy has going for it is the Indy 500, and you missed that. I went to the race the day after I graduated, it was a pretty cool experience.

As a fellow east coaster I can tell you there are some eateries that they have out here that we really should have out here.

- Fazoli's - Itallian fast food. Their breadsticks (unlimited) are quite good, but quite fatty. Very greasy, so if you don't like greasy food, ease up on the breadsticks. I know there is one at the New Rome Road exit off I-70 West of Columbus. Exit 94? I think. Also one off an exit just into Indiana.
- Buffalo Wild Wings (a.k.a. BW3s or B-dubs) - being from upstate new york you may be a wing snob, but BW3s has some of the best wings I've ever had. Definitely the best at a chain. I love the thai sauce. I know there's one on the I-270 bypass south of Columbus (exit toward Cincinnati). Taking the I-270 bypass isn't really necessary unless you're driving during rush hour. I've never hit traffic going through Columbus.
- Steak 'n Shake. Not much I eat there, but a very popular restaurant out there. Halfway between fast food and casual dining.

Edit: Looks like you might be taking I-80 and/or I-75 and bypassing Columbus? That's unfortunate, but I'm sure you can find a BW3's elsewhere. :)
 
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Excelsior

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As a fellow east coaster I can tell you there are some eateries that they have out here that we really should have out here.
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As an east coaster myself, I can tell you that we have all three of those restaurants. :confused:
 
skyking

skyking

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I second the Aircraft Museum in Dayton. It was the best by far, and I visit every aircraft museum I can.
Since the heightened security, you have to make a reservation and ride a bus to the presidential and expirimental hangars located on base. The rest of the display is outside the base proper.
I suggest getting there right at opening, and signing up for that bus. You can spend time in the rest of the museum waiting for your appointed bus.
They have the remaining B-70 in the expirimental hangar, as well as the early lifting bodies that preceded the space shuttle.
FDR's C-54 is there, and it has the niftiest elevator that dropped down out of the belly for him.
 
mugs

mugs

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Originally posted by: Excelsior
As a fellow east coaster I can tell you there are some eateries that they have out here that we really should have out here.
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As an east coaster myself, I can tell you that we have all three of those restaurants. :confused:
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OK, northeast.

Fazoli's has one location in NW PA

Steak 'n Shake has made it to westen PA too, but not to NY or NJ :(

B-dubs actually has 2 locations in western NY, a couple in western PA, and even 3 in DE. Seriously, wtf - 3 in the state of Delaware?
 
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