McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
We interrupt our regularly scheduled guest posts, so I can write a submission of my own for American Guide Week. ...
Tag: Illinois
Moomaw America’s One and Only Hippie Memorial
Forget about San Francisco or Woodstock or wherever it is hippies live nowadays. Arcola is the home of Moomaw America’s ...
Mural Museum
This picture has nothing to do with museums, but it should be. Yes, the building should be moved to the ...
Illinois – The Land of Lincoln
Apr 14, 2015 was the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, which means you’ve probably been bombarded with endless articles ...
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois
Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Even though he was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, Illinois is known as ...
Historic House Museum Week, Illinois
I’ve decided to write only about my personal visits for historic house museum week; it’s much easier and I realize ...
Tony’s Old Ladies Vintage Radio Museum
In the middle of northern Illinois is the teeny town of Franklin Grove, home of Vietnam veteran Anthony Parks, who ...
First United Methodist Church of Chicago – “The Chapel in the Sky”
If you are really into teeny tiny churches, I recommend checking out this list from Roadside America. But when it ...
Liberty Bell of the West, Illinois
Although John Adams wanted Independence Day to be celebrated on July 2 because that’s when Congress approved independence from Britain ...
The country’s largest Mexican art collection, Chicago, Illinois
Every year the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago has a Day of the Dead exhibit (check out last ...
