It was cold outside today, unseasonably cold. Too cold to do anything outside, so we decided to go to the park – the indoor park. How many of you have been to the Garfield Park Conservatory? Probably not many. Most Read more…
We woke up today, to the best weather we’ve had in a while. The forecast was for sunshine, with temperatures in the low 40’s. Not too shabby for March in Chicago. We talked about what to do and Theresa said, Read more…
We’ve been to all the big museums in Chicago many times and always enjoy our visits. Today, however, we decided to venture out to two of the lesser known museums on the north side of Chicago. We took in the Read more…
What to do on a cold February day? That was our question earlier this week as we strategized about our next Date Day. It was going to be too cold to stay outside and we had recently been to a Read more…
If you want to learn about the history of Chicago, there is no better thing to do than have a Chicago History Museum Date Day. The museum was founded in 1856, burned down during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Read more…
We picked a Wednesday in January for our visit and were pleasantly surprised to find our Shedd Aquarium Date Day virtually empty. This gave us the opportunity to see everything we wanted to see without the usual hustle and bustle Read more…
A Museum of Science and Industry Date Day is great any time, but something magical happens every year from November through early January when the Grand Rotunda is turned into a labyrinth of Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations. This Read more…
We love spending our Date Day at the Art Institute of Chicago! There is always something new and we never tire of seeing our personal favorites over and over again. This time, we headed to Chicago on a chilly November Read more…
We headed downtown this morning with our son Alex and his girlfriend, Sara. They were going to Wrigley Field to watch the White Sox, so we dropped them at the Lake Street CTA station to catch the Red Line to Read more…