First stop! The gardens were beautiful. 🌸 The upper gardens (Clemens Gardens) were more formal with fountains ⛲️. Oscar was impressed with the layout, saying “there’s a fountain and a bigger fountain and an even BIGGER fountain.” The grounds became more whimsical (Musinger Gardens) as you moved towards the (Mississippi) river, with lots of fairy houses and decor 🧚 as you descended towards the (Mississippi) river. It was a perfect place to have a picnic lunch, which is what we did. Delilah fell asleep on this first leg, so had an early nap. Oscar worked in his travel book that Grandma made him, checking off items on the scavenger hunt.