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The Magnificent Mile
Architectural icons on North Michigan Avenue

Lincoln Park Conservatory
A gallery of favorite flowers, ferns and fruits

Lincoln Park
Exotic animals and plants in the Windy City’s largest park

Millennium Park
A few of the many cool things you can do in and around Millennium Park

Art Institute of Chicago
All the iconic paintings, plus O’Keeffe in NYC

Our Chicago Home
Back in the high life again

Gateway Arch
The unforgettable symbol of our country’s expansion to the West

Brown v. Board of Education NHP
The Supreme Court ruling that launched the Civil Rights Movement

On the Road: Boulder to Chicago
A long drive across the Great Plains

Downtown Boulder
Good food and fun when the hiking was done

Boulder Friends
Great hikes, great meals, great company

Peabody Essex Museum
An intact Chinese house and a vast, fascinating collection