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6 awesome adventures for families in and around Chicago

Conchi Martinez Now that summer is almost upon us, family vacations are very much on the menu. For those interested in heading to the USA, this blog has covered the country's famous "Windy City" in various ways, including the jazz scene, multiculti dining, movie locations, the city's Spanish connections, and all-around cool attractions which appeal to most everyone. Chicago, and the surrounding area of Illinois, however, can also be aces for a brilliant family holiday. Let me count the…

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Litchfield's Ariston Café in 'Nostalgia Front & Center in Some U.S. Museums & Eateries'

Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame Louis Kaplan is channeling his childhood. While a youngster, he collected baseball cards which he stored in boxes and treasured as souvenirs of the USA's favorite pastime. Decades later, he’s reliving that time while visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, upstate New York. Opportunities to recapture memories from the past are of course not limited to baseball, nor to New York. From Coca-Cola to cars, movies to museums,…

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5 fantastic places to visit in Chicago

Astride Lake Michigan, the USA's third largest city is a fantastic place to visit, from its highrise downtown - with famous buldings including 47-year-old Willis Tower (once the world's tallest building, and known as the Sears Tower) and the 1920s-era, neo-Gothic Tribune Tower - to some of the world's best museums and shopping, and gets around 50 million tourists each year. read post

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Chicago's Pullman Porter Museum cited in '12 Top Destinations for African-Diaspora Travel'

Welcome to February! Since 1970, it's also been Black History Month in the USA, and since 1995 in Canada, as well (whereas it's observed in October in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands). And though the reason for the African diaspora was tragic and horrific - the brutal, centuries-long trafficking of human slaves - it has also enriched many parts of the world, and indeed, world culture as a whole. So what better way to kick BHM off than with a look at a dozen of the most…

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Helen Brown September 21, 2022 at 8:33am

On the weekend of October 15-16, Open House Chicago will give visitors the rare chance to visit more than 150 architectural masterpieces including many that aren't typically open to the public: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/you-can-visit-more-than-150-a...

You Can Visit More Than 150 Architectural Wonders During Open House Chicago Next Month. Here’s Wher…
Maureen Blevins November 10, 2015 at 8:28pm

Illinois is full of hidden gems! Discovered another in Schaumburg - the Schweikher-Langsdorf home and studio. Fascinating. http://maureenblevins.blogspot.com/
Maureen Blevins July 15, 2014 at 11:29pm

Positively Hemingway! Did you know this literary icon was born and raised in Oak Park, IL? Come visit the home and museum - just a short walk up the block!
Maureen Blevins October 22, 2013 at 6:23pm

This week we head for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle for the Glass Pumpkin Patch - what a delight! http://maureenblevins.blogspot.com/
Maureen Blevins September 25, 2013 at 9:49pm

Come on along - I'll take you on a short and breezy tour of the Windy City - Positively My Kind of Town!

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Darryl Musick May 22, 2013 at 6:52pm

This week's Fields of Dreams update at The World on Wheels concerns the home of the Cubs. Not a whole lot new to report here except ticket prices have pretty much skyrocketed from our last update. Wrigley Field, Chicago

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick October 26, 2012 at 5:09pm

Finishing off our week in Chicago at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/yk22j5m

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick October 24, 2012 at 5:29pm

It's Wednesday of our Salute to Chicago week at The World on Wheels so that means it must be time to update our Chicago transit report. Yep: http://tinyurl.com/9z9u793

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick October 22, 2012 at 6:31pm

Our focus on The World on Wheels this week is the Second City. It's a classic trip to Chicago: http://tinyurl.com/ygs5r2o

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
David Paul Appell June 15, 2012 at 8:11pm

Thanks, Amanda! Great suggestions. I've been a few times but not all that recently, so just wanted some ideas to bring me up to date.