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Day772

Day 772 — Free Day — Independence

Free day
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767BBQ & Jazz768Museums769Free Day770East to Independence771Truman & the Trails772Free Day773South to Branson774Shows & Silver Dollar City775Free Day776Northeast to the capital777The Capitol778Free Day779East to St. Louis780The Arch781Forest Park & City Museum782Free Day783North to Hannibal784Tom & Huck785Free Day786North to Iowa787Capitol & Sculpture788Free Day789East to the Colonies790Colonies & the Cornfield791Free Day792North to the Twin Cities793River & Lakes794Mall & Falls795St. Paul796Free Day797North to Lake Superior798The Lake & the Shore799Free Day800North to Voyageurs801On the Water802The Boundary Waters803Southeast to Wisconsin804The Peninsula805Free Day806South to Green Bay807Lambeau Field808Free Day809West to the Dells810Water & Rock811Free Day812South to Spring Green813Down the Rabbit Hole814Free Day815East to the capital816Capitol & State Street817Free Day818East to Milwaukee819Art on the Lake820Harleys & Beer821Free Day822South to Chicago823The Bean & the Art Institute824Architecture & the Sky825Museum Campus826The Mag Mile & the Pier827Wrigley & the South Side828Free Day829Free Day830Northwest to Galena831Main Street & Grant832Free Day833South to Springfield834Lincoln's Springfield835Free Day836East to Indianapolis837The Brickyard838Circle City839Free Day840Northwest to the Dunes841Sand & Shore842East to Grand Rapids843Gardens & a President844Free Day845To the Dutch coast846Holland847Frankenmuth848Free Day849North to the Straits850Mackinac Island851Sleeping Bear & the Wine852Free Day853South to Lansing854Capitol & Campus855Free Day856East to Detroit857Motown & Downtown858The Henry Ford859Rivera's Detroit860Free Day861South to Cleveland862Rock & Roll863Cuyahoga Valley864Free Day865Shawshank, then the Capital866Statehouse & German Village867Free Day868West to Dayton869Wings & the Wrights870Free Day871South to Cincinnati872The Riverfront873Free Day874East to Pittsburgh

Nothing scheduled. The note below is a suggestion, not a plan.

  1. All day· unscheduled

    The squareFree / Rest Days

    Truman walked to his library from a house on this square nearly every day of his retirement, and people just said good morning. Three great western trails started here.