I finally got to go to the City Museum in St. Louis this past weekend and it's only the Best Place Ever. (I bet Detroit doesn't have a place that cool.) The museum is half junk art, half playground, half aquarium, half engineering laboratory (I'm using Yogi Berra fractions here). And the best part is that it's fully interactive. Take the kids! For those of you who are no longer kids in the traditional sense, be prepared to suffer back pains and knee injuries. But it's still worth it, unless you're claustrophobic or afraid of heights.

While we're on the subject of cool things to do, Rolla has it's own unique attraction this time of year. This one's not recommended for those who are afraid of dark, underground places or have a history of heart problems. I'm speaking, of course, of UMR's famous Haunted Mine.