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Five Great Things To Do In and Around Mount Carroll, Illinois
If the pace of the city has you stressing, consider a break in Mount Carroll (about two-and-a-half hours from the Loop). This isn’t a one-stoplight town—it’s a no stoplight town. Its one-street, cobblestone business district just 10 miles east of the Great River Road Bike Trail, is home to several…
Five Great Things To Do in Michigan’s Harbor Country
Summer in Michigan’s Harbor Country is a no-brainer: Al fresco concerts, restaurants, beaches, boats, wineries, and galleries define the Michigan shoreline from Michiana to Sawyer. Here’s a quartet of lakeside events and attractions worth the drive this weekend…
Exploring the Interurban Trail near Port Washington, Wisconsin
ROAD TO ZEN: Discover bliss on the Interurban Trail
History and Catfish in Dubuque, Iowa
A River Runs Past It
We all know it’s cooler by the lake, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook the charms of river towns. Take Dubuque—no, really: Dubuque—for example. Check into the 171-year-old Hotel Julien ($109–$229), and the history is palpable. The golden era of riverboat gamblers, steamboat captains, and showboats may be gone, but their architecture remains. After the place burned to the ground in 1913, the Julien rebuilt with grand Romanesque elegance…
History Tour at the Palmer House Hilton
As it closes in on its 140th anniversary this fall, the Palmer House Hilton is celebrating history by ushering guests into the hotel’s swank and storied past as the fabled hangout of dignitaries from…
Overnight Trip to the 414: Five Great Things to Do in Milwaukee
Determined to get out of town for a night but at a loss when our plan A fell through, my husband and I were brainstorming over beers when inspiration struck, courtesy of a can of PBR: Milwaukee! It fit our criteria—less than two hours away and affordable…
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Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Cambodia
1. An alarming number of Cambodian babies are born with scars that look like bullet holes. It’s generally accepted that these babies are reincarnated victims of the Khmer Rouge.
2. Angelina Jolie is a goddess in Cambodia. They let her film Tomb Raider in the holiest temples of Siem Reap, and gave her Cambodian citizenship in 2005…