Sometimes the most interesting places are the ones that don’t advertise on every billboard between here and the state line.
The Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad in Belton, Missouri is one of those wonderful secrets that locals whisper about to people they actually like.
This is the kind of attraction that rewards curiosity and punishes nobody, which is refreshing in a world where tourist traps seem designed to extract maximum dollars while delivering minimum satisfaction.
Tucked away in Belton, this railroad museum offers something increasingly rare in modern America: an authentic experience that doesn’t feel like it’s been focus-grouped to death…