As we hit the road this morning, we searched for coffee on the route. Midway Coffee Co. came up as the first one that would be open as we passed by. It turned out to be very conveniently located on the frontage road between two exits (also Route 66 goes along the interstate on opposite side in this area). They also have a good variety of regular specialties and seasonal spring drinks.
Dad got the When the Sun Goes Down (white coffee, bourbon caramel, toasted marshmallow, mocha drizzle) from the Spring Menu.
I got the Awesome Blossom (white chocolate, banana, amaretto, sea salt caramel drizzle) also from the Spring Menu.
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Dad stopped at Roots Coffee Bar to get us coffees on his way back from church.
Dad had the Roots Brew Latte (vanilla, honey, cardamon, cinnamon). He got me a Lavender Cookie Butter Latte, which he made up based on the flavor options they had. It ended up being a very good flavor combination.
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On our final day in Springfield, MO, we went to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and a free showing of Cars at a 1926 theatre.
Dad picked up this morning's coffee from Roots Coffee Bar after church.
We spent the morning visiting Wilson's Creek National Battlefield including the exhibits at the visitor center and some short trail stops on the driving tour.
At noon, we got tickets for the free showing of Cars at the Gillioz Theatre. As the doors did not open until 1pm, we had drinks and appetizers at the nearby Big Whiskey's to kill time.
We enjoyed watching the Cars movie and getting to see inside the Gillioz Theatre, which like Route 66 also turns 100 this year.
Our third and final coffeeshop of the day was Eurasia Coffee Co.
I had an Iced Almond Croissant Latte (buttery almond syrup, vanilla cold foam, almonds, and powdered sugar). Dad had a Yuzu Elderflower Espresso Tonic (Yuzu juice, simple syrup, espresso, fevertree elderflower tonic).
We also shared a Toasted Sesame Cookie.
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We did not plan to stop at another coffeeshop right after having visited The Coffee Ethic, but our next stop finding the Springfield 66 Statues led us to parking at Kingdom Coffee to walk the short trail over to the Night Riders of the Mother Road statue.
Dad and I both had a Lavender Sage Latte.
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Next we started driving around Springfield to find the rest of the Springfield 66 Statues. At our first stop, we ended up at our second coffeeshop of the day, Kingdom Coffee.
My favorite we found this morning was the Wings of Route 66.
While driving around, we drove the Musical Road - three times for Dad to mostly get it right.
Before finding the rest of the statues, we checked out the Red, White, and Bridge Bash on Historic Commercial Street, which included checking out some model trains on display at the Historic Firehouse No. 2.
We also found Askinosie Chocolate and got some chocolate to take home.
On Commercial Street, we also ended up at our third coffeeshop of the day - Eurasia Coffee Co.
Next we drove around the Springfield area and found the rest of the 66 statues including Dad dropping me off at the airport baggage claim to go in and find it while he drove around the airport loop.
While driving around, we also ended up at Buc-ee's. Had to stock up on Ranch 'n Crackers because Mik said he was taking my last bag.
Once we found all the statues, we decided to go back to the Springfield Visitor Center to get the other two pins you can earn from checking in at the statues.
We had considered skipping the Ozark Public Television Lost and Found on Route 66 documentary at the Fox Theatre, but since we ended up nearby at the visitor center right before the doors were to open at 3pm, we decided to see it as it also gave us an opportunity to see inside the Fox Theatre.
We finished our day with two rounds of mini golf at Getaway Golf.
