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Sure, it's home to big, brash Chicago, but there are a lot of lower-key historic and natural charms, too, including sites related to Abe Lincoln and Lewis and Clark (not to mention, more recently, Barack).

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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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Tripatini September 1, 2010 at 3:27pm

Now on the Tripatini blog: check out the eye-opening post on Chicago's public art!
Darryl Musick June 17, 2010 at 5:17pm

Planning on being in St. Louis anytime soon? Although it's a pretty simple setup, the city has a decent transit scheme spanning across the Mississippi River into Illinois. Today on The World on Wheels, take a look at our brand new St. Louis Transit Report: http://tinyurl.com/2cs9bh5
Diana Lambdin Meyer June 14, 2010 at 5:42pm

I just returned from the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail in southern Illinois. What a great experience! It's the only AVA in Illinois. Loved it!
Darryl Musick June 14, 2010 at 5:23pm

It's game time in St. Louis. We finish up the St. Louis leg of the Midwest Baseball Tour by taking in a game at Busch Stadium and having some frozen custard. It's online right now with a new report, new pictures, and video at The World on Wheels. Let's Play Ball! - http://tinyurl.com/23zoh7t
Darryl Musick June 11, 2010 at 5:47pm

What weird souvenir does my wife need to get on every trip? Find out as The Midwest Baseball Tour works it's way from Cincinnati and pulls into St. Louis today. New report, new pictures, and new video from the Gateway City are online right now at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/2vo7hjw
Darryl Musick April 2, 2010 at 5:32pm

We finish our trip report for Chicago today on The World on Wheels. Wrigley, White Sox, pizza, and...Sue! The finale is now online: http://tinyurl.com/yk22j5m
Darryl Musick April 1, 2010 at 5:11pm

Going to Chicago and want to know how to get around? Our Chicago Transit Report is now online at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/ygjq6v4
David Paul Appell March 29, 2010 at 6:28pm

Bingo...well, please do feel free to share any and all cool stuff you discover re the Land of Lincoln!
Marcia Frost March 29, 2010 at 6:22pm

It's funny because everyone I know insists I moved to Chicago no matter how many times I tell them I'm no where near there! Champaign is very different because you have the mixture of people at the University from all over the world, the southern influence since we are so close to Kentucky, and the farmland just outside.
David Paul Appell March 29, 2010 at 6:11pm

I can imagine, Marcia. Outside of Chicago, I think plenty of people underestimate all the great stuff there is to experience in this state.