{"id":249,"date":"2017-07-02T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2017-07-02T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T00:01:00","slug":"day-in-downtown-excelsior-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/02\/day-in-downtown-excelsior-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Day in Downtown Excelsior Springs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When friends come to visit we like to take them downtown and show off the things we love about living here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7986.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7986.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7986.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7986-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7986-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe started by dining downtown at Willow Spring Mercantile&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7993.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7993.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7993-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7993-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7990.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3897\" height=\"2923\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7990.jpg 3897w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7990-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7990-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3897px) 100vw, 3897px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7988.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2848\" height=\"3798\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7988.jpg 2848w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7988-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7988-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2848px) 100vw, 2848px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThey have the largest selection of Missouri wines and you can enjoy your meal listening to live music in the wine cellar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7995.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7995.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7995.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7995-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7995-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur friends the Bellis&#8217;s at Bliss gave us this cool Royal Grill sign from the old Royal Hotel! We were thrilled to have a piece of Excelsior&#8217;s history! Thanks Amy and Kurt!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7997.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7997.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7997.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7997-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_7997-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA trip downtown wouldn&#8217;t be complete without a stop at the coffee shop, The Mug!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3968\" height=\"2976\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8016.jpg 3968w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8016-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3968px) 100vw, 3968px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nShowing off the Hall of Waters is a MUST!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2871\" height=\"3829\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8001-1.jpg 2871w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8001-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8001-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2871px) 100vw, 2871px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8004-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8004-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2967\" height=\"3966\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8004-1.jpg 2967w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8004-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8004-1-766x1024.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2967px) 100vw, 2967px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8005-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_8005-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245\" 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