Excitement is high today as you depart Illinois for Missouri for a three-game stand featuring your Chicago Cubs and rival St. Louis Cardinals. Along the way, you will make a stop in Springfield. Here, visit the unique Ace Sign Co. Sign Museum. See their collection of historic signs from Old Route 66 under the neon glow of their wood barreled ceiling.

Get checked into your hotel before heading to the ballpark for the first of three games being played at exciting Busch Stadium. Enjoy dinner at the park on your preloaded ticket voucher. Meal: D Begin the day at St. Louis’ fabulous Gateway Arch Complex. Standing at over 600 feet high, the Arch has built as a monument to westward expansion of the United States. Visit the newly remodeled museum and for those who dare, ride the tram to the very top of the Arch.

Later, take to the Mississippi River aboard a Gateway Arch Riverboat. Some of the best views of the Arch and downtown St Louis come into view from the water.

At the National Blues Museum explore the musical history and impact of the blues music through displays and interactive exhibits. Tonight, cheer on your Cubbies and enjoy every pitch from your reserved seats at Busch Stadium. Meals: B, L Begin the day at the National Museum of Transportation and see why it is considered one of the largest collections of transportation vehicles in the world. Founded in 1944, it restores, preserves and displays a variety of vehicles spanning 15 decades of American history.

Then head over to the St. Louis Wheel, a 200-foot high observation wheel with 42 fully enclosed gondolas. Enjoy the breathtaking St. Louis skyline from your unique vantage point. Later, stop at the St. Louis Soldier’s Memorial Military Museum to see its wide range of military artifacts honoring the memory of fallen soldiers.

Dinner tonight is at the incredible Ballpark Village. Located on the site of the original Busch Stadium features over 500,000 square feet of entertainment, retail and dining space. Then, walk across the street and settle in for your final ballgame. Meals: B, D Depart for home this morning. Enroute, a stop is made at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Meal: B