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In 2014, there are only two sailings on the Queen of the Mississippi<\/em> along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers\u2014the first departing St. Louis on July 19 and the second leaves Cincinnati on July 26. In 2015, on July 18 depart St. Louis or July 25 from Cincinnati.<\/p>\n What can you expect on a river cruise from St. Louis to Cincinnati?<\/b><\/p>\n St. Louis, Missouri\u00a0<\/b>is best known for its Jefferson National Expansion Memorial\u00a0Gateway\u00a0Arch<\/a>. You can take a ride up to the top of the arch\u00a0in a small egg-shaped capsule and see a spectacular view of the city and Mississippi Valley from the observation deck.<\/p>\n St. Louis Gateway Arch observation area inside at the top. This is also home of the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery\u00a0and the historic stables of the famous Clydesdale horses–as seen on Superbowl Sunday. Make sure to include a\u00a0Budweiser Brewery tour<\/a>\u00a0while in St. Louis.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Anheuser-Busch<\/p><\/div>\n The Museum of Westward Expansion<\/a> is filled with exhibits and history recollecting the lives of the explorers, cowboys and Native Americans.<\/p>\n Enjoy the day relaxing on your balcony or on the sun deck up top as your paddlewheeler cruises along the Ohio River<\/b>. Look for wildlife and see how many species of birds you can find along the way.<\/p>\n Off to\u00a0Paducah,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>Kentucky<\/b>\u00a0where you’ll see over 50 historical murals throughout the city that tell the stories of the past. Hands on history buffs will enjoy the interactive exhibits at the River Heritage Museum<\/a>. The\u00a0National Quilt Museum\u00a0<\/a>\u201cQuilt City\u201d will interest the art enthusiast with their impressive quilt collection. You can also choose to participate in an American Cruise Lines’ exclusive Art Tour of Paducah\u2019s local artists including a workshop.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the National Quilt Museum<\/p><\/div>\n The best way to visit Cave-in-a-Rock State Park<\/a> is on a river cruise to Cave in Rock, Illinois<\/b>. It was a famous hideout for pirates who pretended to be helpless travelers to lure in their victims. The cave was featured in the 1962 movie \u201cHow the West was Won.\u201d<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Illinois Department of Natural Resources<\/p><\/div>\n In Henderson, Kentucky<\/b> visit the John James Audubon State Park<\/a> where you\u2019ll find endless photo opportunities of many species of birds. The museum display Audubon\u2019s work and his history as a naturalist. A historic downtown walking tour takes you to all the historical sites and past beautiful homes located near Main Street.<\/p>\n There\u2019s something for everyone in Louisville, Kentucky<\/b>. You can take a tour of the famous Kentucky Derby Museum & Horse Park<\/a> which includes the Jockeys\u2019 Quarters, Millionaires\u2019 Row, the Press Box, and Churchill Downs Clubhouse.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Derby Museum & Horse Park<\/p><\/div>\n For the baseball fan, a must-see is the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory<\/a>. Get a personalized baseball bat for your favorite little leaguer.And don\u2019t miss the Jim Beam American Outpost<\/a> because there are free samples at the end of the tour.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the Jim Beam American Outpost<\/p><\/div>\n As you arrive in Madison, Indiana<\/b> prepare to be taken back in time. Madison has been referred to as the \u201c19th \u00a0<\/sup>Century Williamsburg of America.\u201d Nostalgia lovers will want to take the tour at Schroeder Saddletree Factory<\/a>. It\u2019s is a vintage workplace with antique woodworking machines powered by a fueled steam boiler.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Historical Madison, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n The Lanier Mansion<\/a> is the crown jewel of Madison\u2019s historic district.<\/p>\n Spend the day hiking the trails at Clifty Falls State Park<\/a> and you could possibly discover fossil remnants.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll bet you had no idea how many historical sites were in Cincinnati, Ohio<\/b>. You\u2019ll have a chance to visit the home of one of the U.S. presidents at William Howard Taft National Historic Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of William Howard Taft National Historic Site<\/p><\/div>\n If you watched the Oscar winning movie Twelve Years a Slave<\/em>, then you might want to take the Solomon Northrop tour at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center<\/p><\/div>\n Baseball lovers will want to see the new Kings of the Queen City display at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame<\/p><\/div>\n Want more information?<\/b><\/p>\n Call a CruiseExperts.com agent now to book your stateroom on an America Cruise Lines river cruise. We are here to answer any questions you may have about taking a cruise on a paddle wheeler. Call us at 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784) or visit our website,\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a><\/p>\n You may be interested in our other blog about other\u00a0Mississippi river cruises\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n See the historical South on a paddlewheeler boat on a Mississippi River cruise<\/a><\/p>\n From St. Louis to St. Paul\u2014take a Mississippi River cruise through history on a paddlewheeler boat\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Cruise the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers through America\u2019s Heartland \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Cruise the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers between St. Louis and Memphis for a taste of Americana<\/a><\/p>\n See the best of the Mississippi River on a cruise from St. Louis to New Orleans<\/a><\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle and \u201cLike\u201d us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Join our email subscription\u00a0Inner Circle<\/a>, or \u201clike\u201d us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for exclusive updates on the hottest deals for ocean and river cruises\u2013or any other cruise destination\u2013 offered by all the cruise lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Horses, baseball and brews make this historical Mississippi and Ohio Rivers cruise for everyone. By detouring up the Ohio River, you\u2019ll get a chance to see the Churchill Downs Racetrack, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, and the Jim Beam Outpost to name just a few. On American Cruise Lines\u2019 Queen of the Mississippi you\u2019ll … Experience and explore history while cruising the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":46154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,10,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-did-you-know","category-river-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/picture><\/a>
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