I love tall places and the John Hancock Observatory has, in my not so humble opinion, the best views in Chicago. The John Hancock Center is the only building in Chicago with membership in the exclusive World Federation of Great Towers. Just look for the building with the X patterns on all sides, it’s next to [...]
Let me start by saying, I am not a fan of museums. Yes, I am a brat, I know. They overload my brain with information I can’t retain, but @MrTravelD LOVES them! Every time we go to Chicago he wants to go to the Art Institute of Chicago and I must say, I think [...]
Chicago is a beautiful city with over 8,100 acres of green spaces, 26 miles of lakefront, almost 50 natural areas and 580 parks. In the Spring Chicago pops with color in the flower beds along the Michigan Avenue also known as the Magnificent Mile. Even the median down Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is lined with flower [...]
BALLS?! Yes, that is this week’s #FriFotos theme. I thought, “hmmmm, what will I post, what spin can I put on this theme?” I came up with the last time I had a ball. YES, that’s the ticket! Whenever we travel I have a ball and this last trip to the Riviera Maya was no [...]
All 15 species of cranes found in the world can be seen in only one place: The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Here is a complete list of where they are found in the wild and how they are trending: Black Crowned Cranes: Across Africa Senegal and Gambia, national bird of Nigeria to Nile [...]
