Located in Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park feels different. Yes, typically when you think of a national park, you think of the mountains and ruggedness that’s found out west in places like Glacier, Yosemite. Cuyahoga Valley doesn’t have that same dramatic scenery and it’s significantly less remote—it’s only a half hour drive from Cleveland, Ohio, …
The way I see it, there’s three reasons to why you might choose to visit Indiana Dunes. The first is because you’re trying to complete a goal of visiting every national park in the United States and Indiana Dunes National Park is the next park on your list. The second is because you’re looking to …
When you think of Iowa, you probably think of corn and farmland. While that’s a fair assessment (and what you’ll see if you take Interstate 80 all the way across Iowa), what if I told you that there were some fun caves to explore? Maquoketa Caves State Park in eastern Iowa makes for a fun …
One of my favorite things about Chicago is its skyline. Its architecture feels so different from many other American cities and taking in the architecture from different angles is one of the best things you can do on your visit. Yes, you can wander the through the Chicago Loop and look up, but you can …
I’ve been lucky to visit Chicago several times over the course of my lifetime. Of course, it helps that I’ve lived within a three hour drive of Chicago for most of my life. As long as I followed south right along Lake Michigan, I’d eventually hit downtown Chicago. Over numerous visits, I’ve done almost all …
The city of Omaha sits in the heart of the Midwest and can be easy to overlook. I hadn’t thought much about visiting Omaha until I went on a road trip to Kansas for my mom’s birthday. To break up the drive, we spent two nights in Council Bluffs, Iowa, but day tripped into Omaha …
When I planned my trip to Indiana Dunes, I wasn’t expecting much. That’s not because the pictures didn’t look nice, but it didn’t look that different from where I call home. Both Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park sit on the shores of Lake Michigan. The scenery is beautiful, but as someone …
