“Chicago’s Little Lady” is one of a fleet of boats that provide Architecture Cruises in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is the home of the skyscraper, but I am still amazed by how many [...]

From this angle how they got the name “skyscraper” for this tall buildings in Chicago, the home of the skyscraper, is obvious.

I am certainly not the first person to take a picture of themselves in the reflection of “The Bean” (or the “Cloud Gate” as the artist called it) at Millennium Park in [...]

Millennium Park in Chicago is probably better know for “The Bean” than for anything else, but what draws the biggest crowds of Chicago residence is the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. This futuristic looking [...]

If you have a great fear of heights (I do), then the “Ledge” at the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) Sky Deck will probably not be your favorite part of your [...]

I am a fan of interesting architecture. This might be because I thought back in high school that I would be an architect. I was pleased and surprised how many other people [...]

Outside the office of the Chicago Tribune is this large statue of the couple from American Gothic who are all packed up and apparently vacationing in Chicago. I am not sure why [...]

The Sears tower was the tallest building in the world for over 22 years and the building is still the tallest in the United States. The building was recently renamed the Willis [...]

I was in Chicago last weekend for the Travel Blog Exchange Conference where I met with other travel bloggers. Just out the window of the Chicago Cultural Center where the conference was [...]

The Amateur Traveler podcast welcomes Mark Peacock from the Travel Commons podcast to talk about Chicago, his home town. Hear about where to get a good hot dog or a “beef”, a [...]