Discover Visit Quad Cities – #MWTravel Chat May 17th
Join us on Wednesday, May 17th, at 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET for the Midwest Travel Twitter Chat #MWTravel. Come and discover the treasures to be found in the four […]
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Metro CC, The Walking Tourists team to offer Midwest travel classes
Want to learn about day trips from the Omaha area? Maybe check out places where legends and celebrities called home in the Midwest? How about checking out some of the […]
Filling our 2017 bucket list on ‘National Plan for Vacation Day’
Welcome to “National Plan for Vacation Day.” Jan. 31 has been designated as the day to help people plan their time off for the year. Project Time Off says that people […]
National Park Service at 100: President Lincoln’s home, Illinois
Presidents Day is a little more special to me after visiting Springfield, Illinois. While spending a week in St. Louis, Lisa and I took a day trip to Springfield, Illinois. […]
Checking out some of our favorite Midwest festivals
Tulip Time in Pella and Orange City, IA Celebrating Dutch ancestry and culture kick off our look at area summer festivals. Pella, Iowa, celebrates the 81st annual Tulip Time festival […]
Welcome to Spring
It’s here! It’s here! Not the new phone book (Steve Martin fans, smile). Spring. Spring time is upon us. Time to put away the heavy coats, mittens, scarves and galoshes. […]
Presidents Day: Midwesterners who served in the White House
About a third of American Presidents (15 of 44) have Midwestern roots. Can you name them? Only kidding. The quiz comes at the end of the post. We’ve visited seven […]
Our tour of Chicago architecture
Chicago’s skyline is a who’s who among architectural designs. Considered the forefather of the skyscraper, the city has been a leader among building designs since the late 1800s. The first […]
Black History Month: Learning about our Midwestern neighbors
It continues to amaze me how many people of significance come from the Midwest. As we travel around our 12-state region, I learn more than I ever could have in […]
National Park Service offers free admission dates as part of its centennial in 2016
The National Park Service turns 1oo years old in 2016. Do you know what the very first national park was? Yellowstone National Park was deemed a national park in 1872 […]