Hidden Luxuries Tour

108 MILES | ROUTES 13, 36, 69, 10, M, U, C

Of The Earth Farm+Distillery creates premium spirits.

LUXURIESAND LIBATIONS are hidden in the rolling hills near Richmond where you can take a day trip or spend a weekend.

Start at Of The Earth Farm+Distillery on Route 13, north of Richmond. Snack on Missouri salami and sample unique cocktails made with their premium spirits. Extend your stay and spend a quiet night in the shaded campsites adjacent to the sheep pasture.

If a bed with linens is more your speed, continue north on Route 13 to Hawley’s Farm Glamping for a secluded, luxurious glamping experience in Midwest farm country.

Hamilton is five miles north with numerous shops, restaurants, and unique stops like the Missouri Star Quilt Company and the J.C. Penney Museum. The historic telephone company building is home to the Levi Garrison & Sons Brewing Company. An ever-changing selection of their craft beers can be sampled in their cozy tap room.

Continue your adventure west on Highway 36 and head south on Highway 69 to enjoy the serenity at Wallace State Park. Visitors can fish in the park’s six-acre lake or hike scenic trails, picnic, or camp. Follow Highway 69 further south to Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site to tour the only nineteenthcentury textile mill in the United States; the original machinery is still intact.

Traveling south on Highway 69 takes you to Excelsior Springs where the iconic Elms Hotel & Spa has been providing visitors with lavish amenities for over 125 years. Willow Spring Mercantile, with with one of the world's largest selection of Missouri wine, is just down the street, along with Dubious Claims Brewery and Atlas Saloon and Hometown Brewing Co.

Go east out of town on Route 10 and turn north on Route M. Take a right on Route U to Rayville where you will find wood-fired pizza and Missouri wine served in a great atmosphere with sincere hospitality at the Van Till Family Farm Winery.

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Clockwise from left, Blackberry Sage gin and tonic, Grapefruit Martini, and Richmond Mule

POINTS OF INTEREST

1. Of The Earth Farm+Distillery, Richmond 2. Hawley Farm Glamping, Kingston 3. Missouri Star Quilt Company, Hamilton 4. J.C. Penney Museum, Hamilton 5. Levi Garrison & Sons Brewing Company,

Hamilton 6. Wallace State Park, Cameron 7. Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, Lawson 8. Elms Hotel & Spa, Excelsior Springs 9. Willow Spring Mercantile, Excelsior Springs 10. Van Till Family Farm Winery, Rayville