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Hamilton is a unique town. Most everything there involves some aspect of quilting. That's the reason we visited. Missouri Star Quilt Co. and at least a dozen related stores offer innumerable opportunities to "shop till-you-drop". So, if you are into quilting or just like small towns, come here to visit. Everyone was friendly. We visited all the quilt shops, the Missouri Quilt Museum, wound some thread around the "world's largest spool of thread" and enjoyed the small-town ambience.

This was a Christmas trip to visit family members nearby, so the quilt shops weren't open much of the time! (That really only affected me, the quilter!!) There are only a few restaurants, but we found that Pasta Villa was excellent. By renting a house, we had a full kitchen and did our own meals, mostly. The grocery store was well-stocked. However, we planned to have brunch with all of us after we checked out, but local food places were not open on the day after Christmas, and we had to go to another town to eat. Just a problem with the calendar, I'm sure!

Several buildings downtown are connected with the Missouri Star Quilt Company - pleasant shopping experience and we enjoyed lunch at Kathy's Kitchen. The Tree Patch sells mature trees, and the owner gave us a great tour of the place.

I enjoyed this "Quilt town" because I'm a quilter. It took us 2 hours to do some basic shopping and we only visited a few of the shops. I was disappointed the chocolate store was not open until 3 pm, because we were just there in the morning. Very quaint and unique, but pretty much for quilters to enjoy.