A few miles west of the Historical Center, one finds a huge green area in the middle of this vast urban sprawl: Chapultepec Park. It is the cultural center of Mexico City, featuring a number of museums, the zoo, gardens, and a nice lake for peddle-boating. Oh, and it also has a castle! Chapultepec Castle…
Mexico City is enormous. The city is home to nearly 9 million people, with 21 million in the metro area. There are cultural activities, historical landmarks, and everything else a city of that size would be expected to have. It is, therefore, impossible to see everything on a visit here. So I, like most, have…
It is about 10:45 in the morning on a Saturday, and I walk through the front door of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee. There is already a crowd, both inside at the bar and tables, and outside, drinking beer along the jogging path that goes by the riverside. Beer is flowing, tour groups are forming, and…
I had never been to Milwaukee until Saturday. Heck, I had never wanted to visit Milwaukee until this trip. I imagined it to be drab, industrial, gray. I imagined the population to be older, more serious. I was wrong. Milwaukee has a lot going for it. A city of nearly 700,000 (I know, it surprised…
When people think of Chicago, they think of downtown. The Sears (Willis) Tower, Chicago River, the Bean: these are the iconic sights tourists flock to. This trip, I'm skipping downtown and staying in one of the northern suburbs to be closer to my cousins, and I am down the street from one of my new…
If the Motor City isn't on your travel radar, it should be. There are some amazing sights to see! Before you go, here are some tips from our staff to make your trip just a bit easier. 1. Detroit is NOT a war zone Detroit gets a bad reputation. People think of it as a…
Most people don't think of Detroit as a cultural destination. They would be wrong. The museums and other sites are on the level of New York or Chicago. Here are five that you must encorporate into your Detroit trip. 1. The Henry Ford The Henry Ford houses the private collection of the Ford family. Countless…
