There’s a city on the shore of a salty lake. Thanks for reading. Just kidding. Salt Lake City was founded long before Utah became an American territory. It’s most well known for being the beating heart of the Mormon church with two conjoined city blocks dedicated to its temples and Read more…
It’s not usually open to the public, but the once-a-year Doors Open Toronto event invites everyone to take a peek inside a collection of heritage buildings and city infrastructure. The Toronto Transit Commission’s Danforth Carhouse was built in 1911 by the Toronto Civic Railway to service its growing streetcar network. Read more…
There’s only one lounge and regular travellers have been waiting for it forever. It opened six weeks ago but I haven’t had a chance to try it out because I’ve been avoiding Billy Bishop Airport in favour of Pearson’s lounges. Now that it’s open, I figure the airport is worth Read more…
Bububububububububub. That’s what the museum parking lot sounded like on a good day. Single-cylinder, two-stroke engines still sound the best, there’s no contest. The famous motorcycle manufacturer in Milwaukee began as four dudes building bikes for fun. As the company grew, it became an American icon and a way of Read more…
Beer, motorcycles, and cheese. What more would a man need than the basics Milwaukee boasts? Both Miller’s and Pabst grew out from the Best family and Harley-Davidson motorcycles are made in the city. Outside of Chicago, Milwaukee is the largest city on Lake Michigan – the only Great Lake that’s Read more…
It’s not usually open to the public, but the once-a-year Doors Open Toronto event invites everyone to take a peek inside a collection of heritage buildings and city infrastructure. Open Doors Toronto this year was one of the last times the public will ever get a glimpse into the inner Read more…
I attended the 2023 EV & Charging Expo in Toronto for work, but I also arrived early to have some fun before official work hours started. It’s an industry showcase of where changing infrastructure stands and what kinds of commercial electric vehicles are available. Everything from the (relatively) tiny Ford Read more…
Originally from Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright is a renowned American architect who was commissioned to build works such as the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Transportation Building at the Chicago’s World Fair. In addition to massive buildings, he also built homes such as the Walter Davidson House and the Martin Read more…
Its not just a place for kids, it’s a place for teens and adults and babies, too. Best of all, the parking is free. It has everything from the cells in your veins to the stars in the sky. It even has a history section on the first floor. I Read more…
It’s free. I don’t care if you’re not interested in history. It’s free, so you should go. It’s next to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery so it’s not even out of the way. Go. The upstairs gallery does a great job putting American history in context of Buffalo. From wooly mammoths Read more…