A German Town in Missouri: Brisket Sandwich, Wine Tasting, Caboose Museum, Courthouse at Hermann 

Can we all just take a moment and applaud Marie's mother on raising such a well-rounded and intelligent young woman?

Marie…you made it to Missouri! I live in St. Louis. Was in Herman long ago on a school trip. Trivia…while training as an EMT met a friend who is a wine enthusiast. He told the class about some of the Stone Hill wines. But what grabbed me was when he spoke about a root bug or fungus that in the 1800s hit Frances vines. Not sure if nationwide or Champagne. Or Burgundy. Anyway the virologists searched all over for a cure or resistant vine. It was found in Herman, with help from the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. The French grafted the Missouri vines to theirs in an experiment….the vines DEFEATED the blight. So Missouri had a role in saving world class French wines. As France played a key role in founding St. Louis, New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory…which Napoleon sold to the USA in 1803 for something like $12M. Hope you had a great visit. Come again!🇺🇸🇫🇷

I live in Hermann….so surprised to find this video. Thank you for visiting and for your kind words. It’s lovely to hear about one’s hometown from another perspective.

I’m glad you got to tour parts of Missouri my home state. An interesting story you should delve into is how Missouri grapes saved the French wine economy after being destroyed by a disease.

Nice to see a 'visit America' video that isn't just another big city. There's a lot of America between those places.

If you're in Missouri again, you might try Ste. Genevieve. Oldest European city West of the Mississippi, and there's still some historical buildings and such around. You can probably tell from the name it was a French settlement, French Canadian specifically, part of New France. It was also ruled for a time by Spain. It's worth a day trip if you're in the area, several nice little shops, restaurants, an old Gothic church, some 18th century houses, museums, etc. When I went there were some French tourists around asking about the history.

It's a darn crime you only have 15K subscribers Maria.... Your channel is one of the most entertaining traveling channel out there.... Shout out from KC, the other side of the state.

I haven't been to Hermann in years even though I only live an hour away. Guess this is a sign for me to go visit there again.

Bonjour Marie! Funny thing, we have a German (Bavarian) town herein Michigan called Frankenmuth. It is famous for having the world's largest year round Christmas store (Bronner's,) Chicken dinners at Zehnder's and The Bavarian Inn, craft beers, and the internationally famous rock band Greta Van Fleet. Always fun to see a different country/culture smack dab in the middle of a "typical American area." Also in my area, there is a food truck that does German food and whenever I see them at one of my favorite places, i go and get some of their awesome selections. Thank you for sharing! I hope that you are doing very well. Bonne journee! ~Be Blessed

Bonjour Marie, after MA, I wasn't expecting your next stop to be a return trip to MO. I guess it's fitting that you show us Missouri again since it's called the "Show Me" state. A museum opened just for you?....the legend of Frenchtastic is growing 😊

Marie you MUST go on a float trip! Especially in Missouri! 🎉

Ah man. Herman. One Missouri's best kept secrets. Beautiful midwestern town on the MO River with amazing wineries and breweries. Just a chill, pleasant place to be. I'm a born and raised Missourian and this one of my favorite places on Earth.

You were in my neck of the woods?! I grew up on a farm a few miles north of Hermann and have visited many of the nearby wineries. If you ever come to Hermann in October, don't show up on weekends (it's a madhouse). I much prefer the relaxed atmosphere of Wurstfest with a tasty dark Hefeweizen. Sorry i missed the opportunity to meet you. Safe travels! 🛫

Thank you for sharing! All 4 of my grandparents were raised on farms in Gasconade County, MO (where Hermann is). My mom’s parents both were raised a handful of miles outside Hermann, and my grandmothers great-grandparents and family were among those that settled Hermann and the surrounding area in the 1840’s. Her uncle used to grow all the grapes for Stone Hill Winery in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. There is a photo of her in the Missouri State capitol building from 1905 when she was 8 years old. It is a photo of her helping during the grape harvest.

Herman is awesome. We camped over night next to the winery when we were part of a bicycle tour across MO on the KATY trail and had a great meal there!. Great times!

19 is my favorite road to ride my motorcycle. They've turned Herman into a nice little tourist spot. No idea why though.

Missouri is so representative of America that food businesses test their products there first before offering them nationwide.

My favorite place in Missouri. I proposed to my wife there and we go back every year for our anniversary.

Hi 👋🤗 Miss Marie 😁. As Always Thanks for letting us Tag Along on Another one of your Amazing Explorations !!! & I am Glad you were able to visit A little longer !!! The like button ✅ has been Illuminated 😎👍👍💯🇺🇲🌎🌅🌞☀️🏝️🎙️🎥

Great Video and really nice imagery! Class Act for them to open up the museum for you and it looked like it had a nice variety of items and themes.

I'm enjoying your travels. When traveling I often stop at small town museums. Usually empty so the curator is friendly. Lots of silly stuff with occasional amazing exhibits. So many people are in a hurry to get to the destination. Get off the interstate and travel two lane roads. Stop, smell the roses, pet the dogs, have an ice cream.

My stomach almost hurts just from seeing all those different chocolates in the beginning! I've never seen so many!😮

That looks like so much fun! It's really cool that they opened the museum up for you to see and get some shots to share with us. Thanks for sharing more of your adventures. 😊❤

You are so unique ans special. Your are really exploring the US.

Again A very good music .About wine ,lucky to have tasting .. Hermann museum vestiges of the past

So glad you are exploring New France again!

As someone that lives nearby, it’s cool to see our little area from the view of someone else we take it for granted

Eventually you'll come back to North America, then decide not to leave again! Looking forward to next week's video. Bon dimanche! 🌞✈️🌎⚜️🇺🇸

Well this was a light breathe of fresh air. Never heard of of Herman, MO. but we it is 450 miles south of Milwaukee, Wi...another German city inheritor (originally settled by French trappers)...known for beer. We live 20 miles awsy, Small world 😊

Wunderbar Marie 😃 🏫 🥂 Such a Charming Picture book Town with a pretty clock tower , looks perfect for a getaway. Those Chocolicous truffles & 🥨 are so yummy but you do have to watch the calories , your right about the larger portions.🍧😋 I like how they've turned a 🚃 into a museum reflecting Missouri's rich history as the first railroad west of the Mississippi & the premier eagle lines. When it comes to German crusine it's probably never going to win you over but you have to admit they make the best sausages & their beers don't come much better. I'm always impressed every time by the counthouses & suchlike by how splendid & classy they are & freely open to the public . A fine selection of 🍷 for you to savour , it must have been a quiet day. It's a great climate for growing grapes & with its beautiful scenery touring all the winery's is really worth it , a family's tradition going back to 1855 & the casings are made from white oak from the forests of France & sell nearly 200 ,000 gallons of wine a year , with 10 or more to choose from , full bodied red Norton's to strawberry like Catawba. As a Frenchie I'm surprised you haven't grown up drinking wine with meals. Rounding things off it was nice of them opening the museum for you , some free PR , hopefully you'll encourage more visitors. I wasn't expecting a mammoth 🐘 bone , so many fascinating exhibits & personal war items , a remarkable collection of arrowheads. I like it when local townsfolk take pride in investing time & effort bringing their historical stories to live. From April 27 you'll can visit the Artisan cheese market. On May 3 the local artists will be having an exhibition & the big annual Manifest Festival takes place on may 17 Thanks Marie , its nice now that it's warm enough to film in your garden again. With how often your either here or there , ha who can keep track , you can always save any good travel recommendations ( like I sent) for future trips . Leavenworth in Washington is another Bavarian world renowned town you might have heard of. Have a Blessed Sunday , all the Best 🧡🌼✌️

Hi Marie. Another great video as usual. Can’t wait for next Saturday!!! You’re killing me with all that good food that we see in each video. Recently I lost 55 lbs, and if I didn’t know better, I’d think you were trying to get me to put it back on again!!😂😂. I loved the Caboose Museum. I don’t know how far you are away from Branson , but they put on some really good music shows over there that I’m sure you would enjoy. See you in the next video.😎👍👍👍

Love the town of Herman

Hello Marie...and Hello to Maries Mom. What a beautiful yard your sitting in while narrarating the video, is it safe to assume that is your parents home? You are in "real" America when you visit small towns like that one in Missouri. Most foreigners think of the US as the cities and suburbs, when in fact it is a big collection of small towns just like that one. Glad your mom is traveling with you and that the two of you can create some long lasting memories. Is this her first visit to the US? If so, how does she like it so far? Cant wait for the next installment of Marie Takes Over America...😊😊 stay safe, stay healthy, and stay you.....❤ from fla usa

We held my son's 50th birthday party at Stonehill Winery. They have a big Octoberfest in Herman. The name is derived from a first century German hero. His name was Armenius, and that is also where the name Herman comes from. I will be shocked if you go north from St Louis to my birthplace of Hannibal, MO. Mark Twain spent his boyhood there. Go west from there to Marcelene and that is the boyhood home of Walt Disney.

Always look forward to your Saturday videos!

I always love your videos because you get out of the big cities and show the “real” USA. Of course the cities are real too but there’s something about visiting small town America. So cool that you’re in the Midwest too.

You should check out Springfield, the Bass Pro HQ there and the Aquarium, a couple shows in Branson and maybe Silver Dollar City, go out on the Lakes, maybe go up to Lake of the Ozarks, and definitely go floating during the Summer. I recommend the Meramec River for that because it's nice and popular for floating 😁

There’s a museum in Colorado Springs, CO called the Colorado Springs Military Museum and its collections is insane

Those small town museums are pretty cool. Some are even old firehouses slash jail house with an antique fire engine and police vehicle inside.

That was really cool for the museum staff to open up for you. I'm sure you were appreciative, and you probably made them feel good about the work they are doing there.

There is a guy who does or did(not sure if he still is)do a show on PBS stations named Rick Steves he's an American that travels Europe he's been doing it for years my dad who was not a traveler loved watching his show, now we have a European traveling America 🙂, as always great video thank you, you are a rockstar 🤟😎

I think there's cool museums like that all over the US. I've seen quite a few. I saw some really cool little museums during a month I spent in France.

Hi Marie, you can always find a good place to explore. Love your content.

RUSH shirt 👍🏻

Thank you, Marie it was very interesting. Can't wait for the next one .. Stay well and be safe.

That caboose had the MoPac (Missouri Pacific) eagle on it. MoPac was based in St. Louis and had a large depot in Dupo, Illinois about 5 miles from St. Louis. Union Pacific bought out MoPac.

If you liked that, you should add Northeastern Wisconsin to your list of places to visit. My grandfather was born on a farm near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (lots of French names up there due to Jean Nicolet: Lac du Flambeau, Butte des Morts, etc), but spoke only German until he was 5 and in school. As an adult, he only spoke German in private because German was not popular after the first World War. My brother says that there are still farmers in the area that speak Wallon, too.

Marie, thanks for visiting the Great Midwest. Often this part of our country gets overlooked by foreign visitors. I know that a few months ago you visited Alton, Illinois. I was born in Alton, and I go through that city daily.

I lived in Missouri all my life and there is a rich German community here many German settled here lots of Lutheran Churches. I've been to Stone Hill winery there are wineries all over that region

I'm from St Louis so glad you got to see our area and you enjoyed it

I love that your mom is traveling with you! There's probably German based towns all over the country, especially the Midwest and Pennsylvania, since that's where most (all?) landed in America. My town in Illinois is nick named after Germans for serving pretzels 😄 That winery is beautiful!

Hermann !! lol I worked in that town for awhile. It’s cute and good for a long weekend. Food choices are so-so.

Really cool that you did a video exploring an off-the-radar place like Hermann! It is a quaint, picturesque little Midwestern river town. It gets quite packed during Oktoberfest. You really need smell-o-vision when describing the Hermann Wurst Haus, there's a strong, heavenly smoked meat scent permeating the place.

Should you ever go back to Hermann again you should plan a trip during their Oktoberfest. I went one time many years ago, and it was insane how many people were there. It was on a weekend when most people were off work, so it's not surprising that there was a crowd, but I was still surprised by the amount of people. It was a good time.

The Wurst House makes a great lunch, especially the sausage.

Hermann is one of my favorite places. It is a good place to visit anytime, but in the fall the scenery is very beautiful.

Wursthaus has some really good brats. My favorite is the pineapple bacon.

Glad you were able to visit rural Missouri not far from my home.

big props to you for wearing the rush shirt! :)

I love going to Hermann, esp. the Wurst Fest up at Stonehill!

Hope you enjoyed MO. Thats my home state. I was born many years ago in Bonne Terre. My moms side of the family were German and my dad was Irish. No mater where I live, MO is still home. If you ever go back you have to go south of STL about 60 miles. Park City is what it's called now. About 4 of the small towns got together and become one town. It's bad, the first time I drove back after they changed the name. at night drove right by there, Did not realized it until I was about 10 mile south of it when I this Flat River MO. That area was the lead belt of the Ozarks. Were a bunch of Lead mines around there. They have tours in some. One in Bonne Terre has one you go down and take a boat tour in it. Flat River became a wine country now. Later Kyle

Actually the Orlando city courthouse the second one was built from the hands of everyone in central Florida using plans from the first architect to be certified in Florida. It is an Italian revival building that was converted into the regional history museum. The first courthouse was a one room cabin built from the community’s own hands when the city was known as Jernigan not Orlando. The cabin was demolished and the land was converted into heritage park. Although bits of the cabin are in the museum including the door and the place the judge stood. The court house was built because of an arson case that literally was never solved. Basically someone started a fire which raged out of control which we still don’t know who did it. The original courthouse was lost due to another fire someone set deliberately and well the second nicer courthouse was built. We are on the third courthouse near the current city hall which serves well but it might need an overhaul sooner or later.

Herman during Octoberfest is crazy fun. ( from what I can remember.🥴)

Génial ton t-shirt! Super content que tu aies eu un séjour sympa chez nous en Missouri !

Such a beautiful little town. I would just go for the yummies.

Herman, MO is a very beautiful town. If you’re interested, there is a video on YT that has a guy flying a drone over the whole town of Herman. Has your friend ever mentioned the Japanese festival in St. Louis?

Welcome to Missouri!

I saw in another video you had noted the drive-in theater. I hope you get to experience one. My hometown still has one in operation. Nowadays you listen to the movie on your car radio but I miss the old speakers that you would stick on the window of your car.

New subscriber here! Im really enjoying your videos 😊 Thank you so much for showcasing one of our amazing small towns in Missouri! A lot of small Missouri towns have museums like that highlighting their history. I hope that you can come back to visit the Ozarks portion of Missouri. I know you enjoy hiking, caves and natural beauty which the Ozarks / Boston Mountains are full of! I also believe you would really enjoy Silver Dollar City in Branson Missouri. Talk about somewhere that takes you back in time!❤😊

Beautiful State.

If you make your way back to St. Louis, you should visit Ste. Genevieve, MO. It's the state's first French settlement and you may still find a few Paw-Paw French speakers there or in southern Illinois.

I love Herman. It is a great spot to cross the river. Both north and south of the river are fabulous motorcycling roads between Herman and Jefferson city. I love that loop. I ride it as often as I can.

Hello from Kansas city Missouri

Great video as always Marie. God bless.

Thanks!

Nice! I live near there in St Charles, MO. Hermann is a beautiful place

This is interesting.. I live in Missouri but have never been to Hermann.. I want to go though. There is a very small German town called Cole Camp an hour or so west of Hermann. They still hold German festivals and speak low German, although I’m afraid that generation is passing away. 😢 I am planning to visit France soon so I am very interested in your channel. One of my ancestral grandparents immigrated from France.

I like Dairy Queen too, but when you go to Saint Louis you have to try Ted Drewes (also on Route 66). I recommend the Big Apple concrete - which has a slice of apple pie in it.

Herman is the shizzle!

So interesting all the way from California Palo Alto.

This morning while vacationing on Nantucket Island and having breakfast with my wife, the people at the next table in the restaurant asked me if I was French, (my wife had used a few French words in conversation while on the phone, I said we were not French, but I do follow Marie on her channel FrenchTastic Explorations!!! We had a great laugh. Thank you Marie!!!

That was me somewhere out there waving goodbye from Boston, city of my birth. So very happy you were here and had fun! Oh, Marie, seeing the fatigue on your lovely face was a sight for sure! You bounced back nicely and resumed your adventures full of energy once again! There's no stopping you. Thank you for introducing Hermann, Missouri! Wonderful place, excellent video!

Marie! 17 April 1964 was an important day. Why you ask? Because that is the day Ford released the Mustang.

If you went through St Louis, and you wanted something cold and yummy, someone needed to direct you to Ted Drewes. It's frozen custard, not ice cream (more egg in it) but ... easily some of the best.

I love Mustangs, too. I have never driven one but it's a dream one day. They're one of the more approachable sports cars so that dream is actually reachable, and I love their look

I from the area. Spent many times sampling there wine. Such a beautiful town, and never allowed to drive home.

I live close to Hermann, I’m so glad you made it to my neck of the woods. Most visitors on RU-vid from across the pond never make it to the Midwest. I’m glad you enjoyed the area.

Maybe go back to Hermann for their grape stomp festival?

Wow I know almost nothing about Missouri. Except that it's where the Ozark lakes are and it's where Sharp Objects on HBO was set.

If you would like to meet the missouri french u should checkout old mines by cape, back in the day there were paw paw french bands that used to play bars where im from from there

Beautiful town, thanks for sharing this video. My mother's cousin Carmen lived in Missouri for a very long time and has retired to Florida, the winters are wicked in Missouri!

interesting part of your trip. It was very nice of them to open the museum for you. Things we see every day are new to you, just as traveling in small towns and villages in Europe can be amazing to people who want to learn. I recall going to small villages in Germany when the new wines were first offered. Each village had their own wine. One person was the driver and did not drink, but they all had interesting local foods as well

Did you know the word Caboose has a funny alternate meaning Marie ? It the end car on a train and also...😁

I lived in Hermann from 2004 to 2018. Lots of darkness there behind the scenes. I was left with no choice except to file complaints against the Hermann Police Dept. and the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Department.

I Love Herman,, Mo... Awesome town with great people,,,

Darlin, rent a MUSTANG!! ❤😂

ate at the Tin Mill on my way through. very delicious

There are a lot of wineries in Missouri

You need to go to freistatt mo especially when they have the german fest.

Dang that old blue clown car . Those lights LOL Not even close being legal .