What a fantastic excuse for a road trip!
I just got a heads-up from a friend about 2 great new art exhibits in St. Louis. The first is at the Kemper Art Museum, and is all about Mid-Century California art, design and culture, running 9/19/08 to 1/5/09. The second is at the St. Louis Art Museum and features important American Abstract works by de Kooning, Pollock, and many others. It will run from 10/19/08 to 1/11/09. The museums are only blocks from each other.
I can't wait to take a drive down to see these 2 shows and hope you can get there, too. Below are links for both shows.
http://www.slam.org/index.
http://kemperartmuseum.wustl.