Tales of the Friendly Lizards

I returned from my vacation around 5pm last night. It was a great trip. I got tons of relaxing time, I got to run whenever I wanted, I swam in the ocean, I ate a ton of sushi, had one of the best steaks I've ever eaten and was surrounded by wonderful company. I even said to myself at one point during the trip how lucky I am to be in a situation where this kind of thing is available to a person like me. I am a very, very lucky person. I fully get that. There was one specific thing that I wanted to point out from this vacation, and it is kind of out there.

Each morning after getting dressed and sun screened, and then heading down to the cafe to get a pastry and coffee, I'd see iguanas or lizards or some kind of small dinosaur looking animal. I'd also see them on my way to the beach from the pool. And when I'd walk to the gym. I'd see them when walking back with my fellow travelers to our room. We would see them on our way to dinner. I was scared at first, but after a while I was fascinated with these animals. They were coexisting with us like there was no threat or problem at all. They never scurried away. I only rarely saw them take on the color of the palm trees and other brush near the walkways. They would just kind of stand there, give you a look and either stay or slowly walk into the brush next to the beach or the sidewalk. It was wild. I started to talk to them on my way to places. They would get a lot of "good morning" or "hey there big guy" or "oh, you are blending in with your surroundings now". The fear quickly dissipated and we were all just hanging out together. One day one of these lizards was hanging out at a lunch spot by the relaxing pool. No one was worried. We were all chatting like nothing weird was going on. One day I got up from my lawn chair to get in the pool and one of the bigger lizards crawled from underneath my chair to another shaded spot. I didn't jump or make a face, I grabbed my phone and snapped a picture. One day I saw a big lizard with a smaller lizard and I made up a whole story for them like they were a mom and child on an adventure. I snapped a few pictures of these lizards, but my best was of one of these dudes just hanging on a bridge walkway to the main pool. I got the full thing in the photo, it let me get close enough to snap the photo, and almost as if it was sensing that I was done, it looked at me and jumped off. I fully believe that this lizard is so used to getting pictures taken that it knows when a person is starting the shoot, and when they are done. I was astonished at how well they blended in and how easily we all got used to these animals. Seeing an animal like this back at home would terrify me. But in Mexico, at the beach, hanging at a pool and just relaxing, these animals were part of the experience. And it ruled.

I am so on board for stuff like this. I wish we were more welcoming in the states so animals like this could coexist without all of us living in fear. If you find yourself heading to Mexico anytime soon, look out for these awesome lizards. They will quickly become your friend. Trust me. 

Ty

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The Pro Football Hall of Fame is Worth the Trip

My dad took my son and I to the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton yesterday. This has always been on my list of places to visit. I never actually thought I’d get to go because I had never planned on visiting Canton, but this trip to Buffalo presented the opportunity so we took it.

I’m glad we did. For football fans the hall of fame is a sight to behold. There’s two stories in the building. The second story is the best. That’s where they have the busts of the players in the hall. Waking through there and seeing so many greats was inspiring. They go through each class and each player, coach, owner or announcer that’s in the hall got to pick what they wanted their busts to look like. It was pretty neat to see what they chose. Seeing guys like Jim Thorpe, Vince Lombardi and Night Train Lane’s bust was awesome. They look like these guys. Walking down the hall and seeing more modern players, players I watched, that was something else. Deion Sanders had his trademark smile. Warren Sapp and Randy Miss has their braids. Ed Reed, who had my favorite bust, had his beard and afro. Edgerrin James had the dreads. Barry Sanders had his stoic look. Charles Woodson, my favorite player, had his goatee. Troy Polamalu had his flowing locks. I could go on and on. It was great.

The busts were the best, but the rest was cool to. When walking in you see the newest members and all their donated memorabilia. That was cool. There was a bunch of interactive stuff. My son got to measure his legs and hands with some hall of gamers. He got to wear old shoulder pads and a helmet. He tried on a game worn Joe Burrow helmet. He was even able to mess around with Madden on the Xbox. The lower level had all the info and a Jim Thorpe statue. This was where my dad and I got to see stuff we wanted to know about. This was the area for the parents I suspect. They also had an area for HBCU player and coaches which was nice. It was good to see a former player like Steve McNair get some shine. Hell, even the gift shop was rad. They had very cool throwback jerseys, even though they were incredibly overpriced. And the signed helmets were very cool to see all the signatures.

I really enjoyed my time at the NFL Hall of Fame yesterday. I’m glad we went. I’m even happier my son got to see it. He’s a big football fan and he was in his element. I recommend this for all football fans. It’s a very good museum to check out.

Ty

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The Garage is Must Visit if You Find Yourself in Indianapolis

Last weekend my dad and I took my son to Indianapolis for the weekend. I’ll write about the Pacers game and stadium tomorrow. Today I want to talk about a spot we went to before the game on Saturday.

We left Terre Haute in the morning and made our way to Indy. It’s only about an hour drive so we took our time. We couldn’t check into the hotel until four so we figured we’d get lunch and hang out before then. I was on search duty since my dad was driving, but he had already done his research prior to the trip and had decided we were going to check out this spot called The Garage.

The Garage is not a restaurant, instead it is a collection of restaurants. I was already stoked on this spot from what I saw online. Seeing it in reality was even better. This place was pretty rad. Like I said, there was a wide variety of food to try. There was not one through line. There was not just one cuisine to pick from. When we walked in I saw a full service bar. There were drinks galore. Then I saw a juice bar with açaí bowls. I was then drawn to a slice of pizza I saw. It was enormous. I saw a bunch of other spots after that. There was a burger joint, a sushi place, a greek restaurant, a taco truck like storefront, a poke bar, all kinds of stuff. There was even a barbershop within the confines of this place.

If you’re trying to imagine the size, it was like the first floor of the shopping mall. I kind of took my time and checked some spots out. My dad and son did the same. They took even more time in fact. They settled on a Greek spot. My son had dolmades, pita, hummus and fresh cucumbers and tomatoes. My dad had a very tasty looking gyro. It was stuffed with meat and tzatziki and feta. He said it was great. I leaned into the poke bar. I had been eyeing it since I saw it online. And it totally delivered. I got brown rice, seaweed salad, nori strips, a citrus ponzu sauce and tuna. It was excellent. I have been telling everyone about how good it was. I find myself craving it almost a full week later. I told my wife that this was a meal I’ll think about for awhile. It was that good.

Outside the food this place was pretty cool. The bathrooms were very clean and spread out from the food spots. There were tv’s everywhere. The men’s tournament was on so it was great for me and my kid. I already mentioned the barbershop with people getting haircuts. They had security and people cleaning tables consistently. The space was heated which was nice since it was so cold last weekend. And the people watching was next level. I love people watching and this was one of the best experiences I’ve had while doing it.

If you ever go to Indianapolis and want to check out some cool food, a different spot and some of the best people watching there is on this planet, check out The Garage. It was dope.

Check out the Garage Food Hall

Ty

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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a Must Visit

Hello all. I'm back from my vacation. It was great. It was relaxing and fun and I saw a ton of cool stuff and I'm going to spend the next four days going over some of the cool stuff I saw while I was gone.

I want to start with the first stop of the trip, Indianapolis. We spent a day and a half there. I had never spent any extended time in Indy. I always drove through or stopped for one night in a hotel. I never did any sightseeing or touristy stuff. This time we did. The Indianapolis Children's Museum was recommended to us by many people, including RD himself. I knew nothing of this spot. I did some research the night before we went and everything online made it sound like a perfect spot, especially for my kids. My son is ten, obsessed with sports and is very, very smart. My daughter is six, just as smart and loves pretty much any kind of toy that she can get her hands on. The Indianapolis Children's Museum was a perfect fit.

This place is four stories high full of all kinds of different activities that we all could partake in. Along with me, my wife and kids, my mom and dad came with us. We split up into two groups, boys and girls. Miles wanted to go with me and his papa, and Audrey wanted to have, in her words, "a ladies day". It was perfect. Miles, myself and my dad instantly made our way to the outside sports area. This was dope as hell. When you walk outside there are about a dozen different basketball hoops, ranging from five feet to ten feet. It was awesome. You could shoot, dunk and they even had shot clocks so you could get a quick one on one game in no time. Miles and I spent a good amount of time here. My dad also got some shots up. It was great. Right next to the hoops they had a football area. You could throw passes, kick field goals and run a "gauntlet". It was excellent. Not to be outdone there was a soccer field, a baseball diamond, a mini hockey rink, the biggest treehouse I have ever seen, a go kart racetrack and two mini golf courses. It was amazing. We were at the museum for about five hours and my three man crew spent about three and a half hours outside. It was truly wonderful.

My wife, daughter and mom all had a blast really checking out the exhibits at the museum. They went to an area that had a whole entire Greece exhibit. They made olive oil, rode a fake plane and saw some snacks. They went to the American Pop and Barbie exhibit. They were filled with so many toys I think my daughter's head was spinning. She got to make her own Barbie too. They saw a ton of artwork. They got to do some math and science experiments.

We all went to the dinosaur exhibit and that was truly amazing. I am a dinosaur fan so this was a big deal for me. They had some of the coolest rebuilt dinos. They had them in real life situations. They had a fossil digging spot. They had real fossils mixed in with the fake ones. They had dinos all the way from the floor to the wall. It was so dope. I didn't want to leave this spot, but my son kept begging to go outside and my daughter wanted to spend more time with her mimi.

We went back to go to the outdoor sports area, but we stopped to check out the stuff inside before going back out. There were a ton of cool paintings of athletes in motion. They had a pitching machine where you could pitch virtually. They had Lego Nascar's. They even had a TV where you could make your own sports segment on the news. Both my kids loved this. It was also hilarious. My son had a green t-shirt on, and since there was a green screen behind him, all you could see was his head and arms. It ruled.

Hell, even the food court had solid food. This place was so worth the price. I simply cannot recommend it enough. We had some rain during the day, but that did not stop us at all. We went and hooped in the rain. I raced my son on the go-kart in the rain. We mini golfed in the rain. And it didn't slow us down one bit. The Indianapolis Children's Museum is a must stop for anyone going to Indy. It was wonderful.

Ty

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Madison Wisconsin Owes Me an IPhone

I do not feel Welcome in the state capital

My family and I are just returning from a week long trip where we visited the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. It was great. I have written about the wonders of the UP on the site before. That’s also why I didn’t write for a week. I was on vacation.

Well, I'm Back.

On the trip we did make a few over night stops. We have 2 kids, so it’s hard to go the full 10 hours in one day. We did it last year when we visited Gulf Shores, and while it went better than I expected, by hour 10, we were all a bit stir crazy. So, on the way up we stopped in Madison, Wisconsin, and on the way back we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells.

Great Wolf was awesome as always. This is one of our favorite places to go as a family. The water park rules, my son can kind of have free rein, my daughter loves the wave pool, my wife loves the slides and lazy river, and I love just about everything about it, but mostly, the snack area. There is so much to do there, and I recommend checking it out if you haven’t.

As far as Madison though, I have a newfound distaste for a town I used to love. Madison is pretty much the halfway point from my home to the UP. It used to be the fect spot to stop for the night. I like college towns, there’s cool restaurants, cool shops and it’s fairly easy to navigate. It was also my idea for us to stay the night there on the way to the UP. I was even more excited when I heard that my oldest brother and his family would be there the same night as us. We decided we would all meet for dinner. And the hotel was great too. There was an indoor water park perfect for our kids and it was right by the highway for easy access to get back on the road to our destination.

We got there last week, got checked in and hit the water park. Everything was going as planned. We finished up at the park, got back to our room, cleaned up and went to meet my brother’s family for dinner. I brought my phone to navigate, but it wasn’t fully charged. So, I plugged it in the car dock and led us to the restaurant. We got to a parking garage, parked the car and headed to the restaurant. I left my phone in the car, the doors were locked and we were in a garage, what could go wrong I thought. We then had dinner, which was great, shouts out to Dotty’s Dumpling in Madison. We then said our goodbyes, said we’d meet up at the house we were staying in the next day, and we headed back to the car.

When we got to the car, I didn’t see my phone. I thought it was weird, but not all that out of the ordinary. Sometimes my wife puts electronics in her glove box or center console. Sometimes I put it in my diaper bag. Sometimes I leave it in my pocket and forget about it. Sometimes it slides under the seats. Really, it could have been any of these things.

After checking all of those, then double checking, we realized that it had been stolen. I was furious. It was made even worse when the parking attendant let us know that the cameras only go up 2 floors. We were on the third. I got even angrier when the other workers, at the pay area, seemed annoyed that we were asking questions. They just told us to fill out a police report, basically telling us it was our fault that our property was stolen.

I went back to the room., pissed off to no end My anger then turned to fear. I wondered what this person, or people, were doing with my phone. What would they do with my info, contacts, pictures, anything on my phone? Lucky for me, my wife is not as hot headed as I am. She told me to take the kids to the room, get them ready for bed, and she would take care of this. She knew I would fly off the handles if I called Verizon and the police.

So, after getting everything ready, and putting the kids to bed, I had cooled off. My wife then showed up to the room, told me she had everything deactivated and showed me a text she sent to whoever took the phone. It was perfect. She also informed me that I would be receiving a new one in a few days in Michigan. I finally was able to relax. I wasn’t going to let this ruin my vacation. I was still pissed off, but everything that could be done was taken care of.

The moral of the story? When it comes to Madison, I’m done. I don’t feel safe there anymore. It’s not worth my time and anxiety to stay there. I don’t like it anymore. Even when we drove by the exit I said, “Screw you Madison”. All the good will that had been built up was gone after one night. One more thing too. The next morning when we got in the car and headed to the UP, my wife and I went to grab our sunglasses. Those were taken as well. They took my wife’s 10 dollar Target glasses, and my prescription sunglasses. What the hell?!

Screw the person or people that stole our things, and screw you too Madison. I’m done with your town, and for now on, when someone asks me about Madison, I’ll have nothing but bad things to say. I’m so disappointed. 

One more thing. Wisconsin football sucks.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast. The next time someone in Madison sees a car with Missouri plates, and two middle fingers high in the air, Ty is on his way to the UP.

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Love it or Hate it, Cincinnati does have some Interesting Chili

Baby, if you ever wondered what became of the most interesting chili. It is in Cincinnati.

I just spent the last 3 and a half days visiting my brother and his family in Cincinnati over the 4th of July. We go there occasionally on the fourth for our family vacation. Cincinnati, in my opinion, is kind of a dull town. But, there is some good food and some cool things to do.

For one, if you go there, check out Findlay Market. It's a very cool farmers market with great shops and equally great food. Reds games are cheap and they have a cool playground for young kids inside the stadium. Cincinnati is the home of Grater's Ice Cream, which may be the best ice cream in the whole United States. Loveland, the town my brother lives in, is very cool and hip with some neat downtown stuff to check out.

The thing I look most forward too, besides seeing family, is Skyline. Skyline is just like any other fast food restaurant, but it has a very special niche. Skyline is famous for their chili. I think it has chocolate or cinnamon, or both, and it's very interesting. I know that a lot of people do not care for their take on chili. My brother, RD, will not eat it when we go there. I believe Drew Magary,of Deadspin, called it "prison chili". Then, there is just a lot of random people that just don't enjoy the taste. I am not one of these people. Skyline is one of my highlights and must hit spots when my family visits.

Now, I don't eat the chili just plain, in a bowl. I am not a big fan of soups, stews, anything like that, so chili in a bowl is not my thing. But, put that chili on a hot dog with some cheese, or put it on fries with cheese, I'm in. What sets Skyline apart, aside from the sweet chili, is the hot dog and the bun. The hot dogs are very tiny and they appear to be steamed. This steaming technique gives the hot dog a very juicy taste. It's very tasty. The buns, also small, are steamed as well. The whole chili dog experience has a juiciness to it that is exquisite. The icing on the chili dog cake is the finely shredded cheddar cheese they they load on top of the dog. It is so god damn good. This is the best part of the whole eating experience. When you take that first bite and get a bit of sweet chili, steamed hot dog and bun, and finish it off with a big bite of cheese, man, my mouth is watering just thinking about it, and I ate three of them no less than an hour ago. I LOVE these chili dogs. The sweetness of the chili offsets the saltiness of the rest of the food perfectly. The same thing with the chili fries, instead the salt portion is the fry. These are almost as good as the dogs, almost. The best part of the fries is, once again, the heaping portion of cheese on top. I think the cheese at Skyline may be the best shredded cheese on Earth. It's dynamite.

I know that outside of, and even inside, Cincinnati, the chili can get a bad rap, but I think it's great. If you have never been to Cincinnati and are planning a trip there, you have to go to Skyline, get some chili dogs and chili cheese fries. You will thank me later. And thank you Skyline for always coming through every time I visit Cincinnati. You guys are the best.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast. He wishes Skyline had breakfast, then he would only have to visit one restaurant in the Queen City. Follow Ty on twitter @tykulik.

The Awesomeness of the St. Louis Zoo

This is a great place to people watch

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Today the temperatures in Saint Louis was in the high 50's, low 60's. This is unheard of this time of year.

Being that it was cloudy, yet warm, me, my wife, her mom and our kids decided to take advantage and go to the zoo. I absolutely love the Saint Louis Zoo. It's one of the best zoos in the entire country.

First of all, the admission to enter is free. I think this may be the only big time zoo in the US that is free to get into to. This is so awesome. Every other zoo charges 20 dollars, at the very least, to just get in. I love that you can just walk right into the Saint Louis Zoo, free of charge. Sure, memberships cost money and if you don't have a membership, you have to pay for train rides and the carousel and their Children's Zoo, but the fact that you can walk in there and not spend a dime and see all the wonderful animals they have is great. You don't have to ride the train or carousel or do the Children's Zoo, those are added bonuses. You can spend hours there and you don't have to open your wallet once. That's fantastic.

Second, the animals they have there are so cool. When you enter through the main entrance, anyway you pick to go, you have endless options on what you want to see. Go left and that leads you to Rivers Edge. This is a newish area in the zoo, but man, it's excellent. You walk through and you see rhinoceroses, laughing hyenas, capebarys, huge fish and their main attraction, African elephants. The African elephants are a must see if you go to the zoo. It's incredible to see such a majestic animal that close. There's even a baby elephant, Priya, that's adorable. Rivers Edge is wonderful. If you choose to go right at the main entrance, you walk past some humongous turtles, the sea lion exhibit and that leads you to my favorite spot, all the apes. There's so many of them and they are very playful. These apes put on shows for visitors. They play and tumble and jump from tree to tree. It's tremendous. It's so cool, much like the elephants, to see these evolved animals up close and personal. Walking past the ape exhibit, you get to two newer spots in the zoo, the Polar bear habitat and Puffin Cove. The Polar bear habitat is very new, opening this past summer. It's awesome. They have one bear and its exquisite to see. The bear is huge and white as snow. It kind of walks back and forth, but sometimes, it jumps into the water and puts on a spectical. It's cool. Puffin Cove has been around for awhile and they recently renovated it. It is really cool. There's puffins, little baby penguins and King penguins. You are so close that you can touch them, you're not allowed to, but you are that close. If you double back, you wind up in Big Cat Country. This is an awesome habitat as well. Cheetahs, leopards, tigers and lions are the first things you see. As you walk further, there's camels, zebras, giraffes, various types of deer and antelopes and even kangaroos. I love seeing all these exotic, majestic animals in a corner of this enormous zoo. There's another habitat near Big Cat Country that specializes in reptiles. I'm not the biggest fan of snakes and alligators and crocodiles, so I kind of skirt this spot. Very near the reptiles is a huge bird house with various species of birds. Closer to Rivers Edge, on the exact opposite side of all the spots I just mentioned, there's a very big and very educational insectarium. My son loves this part. He can look at insects without fear of them getting out and he can hear the cool noises they make. There's an attached butterfly house that's pretty great as well. Walking through the zoo, you see flamingos, swans, there's some specific bear and panda habitats, pretty much almost any animal you could hope to see in a zoo. Finally, there's a free playground right by the zoo that has humongous animal sculptures that the kids can play on before or after your visit to the zoo. It's a really cool playground that, not only my son loves, but I love too. It's a ton of fun.

The Saint Louis Zoo lives up to its reputation and then some. It's probably my favorite spot in all of Saint Louis. I love that it's free, I love all the variety and I love that it's been around forever and has barely changed. It's a great, great Saint Louis staple. Check it out on your next trip and if you're from Saint Louis, check it out more often. I guarantee you haven't seen it all, no matter how many times you've been there.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man podcast. Due to his hairness, Ty gets mistaken for a pants wearing ape by many of the zoo guests. Learn all about how evolved Ty is by following him on twitter @tykulik.

Ty Takes a Joyful Tour of the City Museum.

Imagine if this slide was a lot cooler

(Ed Note: I lived blocks away from the City Museum when it first opened, and I saw the positive transformation it had on the area. Every city deserves a place like the City Museum, you just need bold leaders to make the magic happen.)

The best playground in the world is made of junk.

This past Wednesday I had a meet up with my dad's group. If you've listened to the podcast or read my piece from last week, you know just what I'm talking about. The meet up was scheduled for the City Museum here in Saint Louis.

I've lived in Saint Louis my entire life, but I've only been to City Museum two times. Both cases have been within the past year. I went earlier this year with my son, my sister in law and my two nieces. It was awesome. I'd never really heard of City Museum until my sister in law mentioned bringing the kids there. Going downtown has never been my thing. Unless I was going to a concert venue downtown, I had no reason to go. I don't like bars, I'm not a smoker or a drinker, I don't like night clubs and unless I'm going on a trip, hotels are too expensive for me. But, when we ventured out to City Museum earlier this year, I was so happy I went.

I didn't really know what to expect. I'd heard of it, but not too much. When we walked in, I was immediately taken aback at how huge this place is. There's three main floors, and a rooftop that has things you can crawl and climb on. Besides the three indoor floors and the rooftop, there's an outside play area that looks like the coolest playground in the world. There's enormous climbing structures made out of medal and rebar that all lead to some of the most exhilarating slides I've ever been on. I'd go as high as my anxiety would let me go while outside, then slide down the inevitable, upcoming slide. My son loved walking around outside too. But, he was more interested in the ball pit. Yep, they have a very big ball pit filled with kickballs and soft bouncy balls.

It's incredible.

I haven't made it to the rooftop on my two trips there, but you can see everything from the parking lot as you walk to the entrance. They have a Ferris wheel! A Ferris wheel that's on the fourth story of this huge building! Just typing that I got weak in the knees. There's an old school bus that kind of hangs off the edge of the building. It takes some brave souls to climb on this bus, but I saw at least five children on it when we arrived. They have some cool looking slides and climbing apparatus' up their as well. Like I said, I'm a wimp, so I've never ventured up there, but it looks pretty cool and I'm sure it's their most popular feature. You have to pay extra to go to the roof top. That's how popular and cool it is.

The best part of the whole place, in my opinion, is the entire inside. When you arrive, you are greeted by the very end of a three story slide. This slide is enclosed with painted rolling pins. This is the very first thing both me and my son do after paying admission. If you choose to stay on the first level when you get there, there's an enormous climbing and crawling and walking structure that's made to look like a white whale. When you enter the whales mouth, the inside is filled with statues of crickets and fish and seaweed, basically anything you'd find in the sea. Off to the side of the whale there's a huge tree house like structure where you can climb and do slides. When you venture to the second floor, there's cave like structures that you can climb up four stories to the biggest slide in all of the City Museum. It's awesome to climb through these caves, but climbing up to that slide is an exercise in facing your fears. You keep climbing up and up and up and the higher you get, the more narrow the hallway becomes. One of my nieces and her mom went all the way to the top while me, my son and my other niece waited at the bottom for them. There's also a cafeteria and other eating places on the second level. I love this because they know that you will be there for a long time, so why not have a snack or a meal. The third floor is my favorite. That's where the afformentioned three story slide starts. But, there's a cool hall with Egyptian type statues and other cool memorabilia. This is the educational part of City Museum. There's also a toddler area. It has every thing that City Museum offers, but it's paired down to fit kids 6 and younger. They also have cool, soft Legos to build with and other building type blocks. And the ball pit in the toddler area is incredible. This is my sons second favorite part of City Museum. I like that they have this for the kids. It's great that they have their own area where they can have just as much fun. Near the toddler area is a train. It's a five seater for kids, and they get to do a couple loops around the third floor. It's nice. They also have old school sculptures and memorabilia. There's a cool frog sculpture and an old school Big Boy mascot. Mine and my sons favorite part is the "running room". This room has ramps that turn into make shift slides and big circular structures that get higher and higher the more you run. The ramps are kick ass. Do know, when you enter the "running room", you will get sweaty and tired, but you'll have a lot of fun too. It's great to go in there and let the kids blow off steam by simply running and sliding on ramps. I'd spend the whole day in this room if I physically could. It's so much fun.

It was very nice when we went with my sister in law and nieces. We had a ton of fun, but the girls are quite a bit older than my son, so they couldn't do everything they wanted. When I went with my dad's group, it was perfect. My son got to play in this enormous playground with kids his age. It was perfect because they all went at the same pace and all had equal amounts of fun. They all knew what they could and couldn't do. It was great. The City Museum is so cool and it's a must see and do in Saint Louis. It's not cheap, but not expensive. It's totally worth the price of admission. You can also stay there all day if you want. I wish I knew about it when I was younger because I would have went constantly. It's nice that I just found it now though. That means I can share the fun with my son and daughter.

I love City Museum and you will too. Check it out.

For more information visit www.citymuseum.org

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man podcast. He would consider going to the roof, if the price was right. Follow Ty on twitter @tykulik.