We enjoyed our first Chicago’s Quirkiest Sites Date Day so much that we decided to do it again. This time we found more dead people, some cool terra cotta houses and a shit fountain. Continue reading to learn all about Read more…
Where can you find the largest mass grave in the western hemisphere, a boulder dedicated to a tree, a cosmic ray detector and a concrete Cadillac? The answer, of course, is right here in Chicago. We did a little research Read more…
We all love Chicago in the Spring, Summer and Fall, but tend to hunker down in the Winter and don’t get out as much. To help alleviate some of the Wintertime blues, we’ve created a list of our favorite Winter Read more…
Today our Date Day took us on a journey through three new exhibits at the Art Institute of Chicago. 1960’s Hairy Who, 1600-1800 Japanese Ukiyo-e and Tomma Abts’ modern abstracts. Each was interesting and compelling in completely different ways and Read more…
It was a little chilly and rainy, so we decided to continue our quest to visit all the lesser known museums around Chicago. We set the navigation system for Noble Square and soon found ourselves spending our Date Day at Read more…
Where can you find the Batmobile, a vintage Duesenberg collection, dozens of kiddie rides and a Show Biz Pizza place? Toss in four antique stores, military equipment and a jet plane or two and you’ve got the Volo Auto Museum. Read more…
Trains, chipmunks and lettuce. We love this time of year! The air is crisp and chilly, the leaves are starting to turn, and you can get just about anything flavored with pumpkin-spice. Today started out a little rainy, but we Read more…
Where do you find a leaning tower, dozens of religious stained-glass windows and great pizza? Normally one would say Italy, but we didn’t have time to go all the way to Europe. Instead, we headed off to Niles, Evanston and Read more…
We’ve been talking about, and looking for, a “retirement home” for several years and have been driving our friends and family nuts every time we commit to a different part of the country. We’ve considered dozens of areas and looked Read more…
We love botanic gardens and go to the Chicago Botanic Garden a couple times a year. For this week’s Date Day, however, we decided to try out the nearby Friendship Botanic Gardens in Michigan City, Indiana. We were not disappointed. Read more…