Visiting Historic Charleston City Market is a staple on most Charleston visitors' itineraries when in the city. It's a great place to spend an hour or so browsing the wares and certainly for people watching. Open 364 days a year from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm. Market Hall, built in 1841 and designed […]
Even if you visit Chicago in the depth of winter, you need to walk to the shore and visit Lake Michigan Chicago. Our Michigan Ave Tour ends on the Navy Pier along the lake for a majestic view and the weekly fireworks in summer. "Lake" is a misnomer, because Michigan is really a vast inland […]
Visit the Philadelphia Academy of Music, which is the only surviving European-style opera house in America. Today, it is the home of the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Ballet; and for the past century, it was home to the Philadelphia Orchestra. The building dates from 1857 and has a modest exterior; the builders […]
I'll be honest. I haven't seen all the Rocky movies. But I have run up the Rocky steps so I think that counts. Rocky Balboa is a character in a film, but with seven movies spanning his fictional live from the mid 1970s to 2006, he seems real. He even has his own Wikipedia page. […]
One of the most beautiful sites in Philadelphia is hidden. Set aside in the lobby of the Curtis Building, what is now a still in use office building but was once the Saturday Evening Post offices, is a Tiffany mosaic based on a Parrish artwork. The Dream Garden Mosaic is a masterpiece based on a […]
Known as the Cemetery of Architects, Graceland Cemetery in Chicago has been a private cemetery since the 1860s. Graceland has a park feel as you wander through the beautiful landscaped grounds and around the lake on the property. The 1888 arts and craft style chapel doesn't seem out of place in this view. The Cemetery is open to […]
