When I told my friends I visited Iowa the first thing they typed back on messenger was “where’s Lowa?” [sic]. “Welcome to the flyover state.” ~ Ken I went to Des Moines as part of my epic American road trip to visit Kit, whom I last saw in Minneapolis two Read more
There are worthwhile things to do in Rochester, but my favourite place is the Strong National Museum of Play. The day before I visited, I spoke with a friend and told her that I value people who are able to make quick and mature decisions but also a child at Read more
It took me a while to understand what the museum’s name meant. It’s both a museum on the history of Rochester and a science museum. The nature exhibits are quite impressive with everything from taxidermy penguins to a full skeleton of a mammoth woolly mammoth. The hands-on science exhibits are Read more
The University of Rochester has that stereotypical private university campus layout. Long grassy squares surrounded by dark brick buildings hugged by vines. Greek fraternities perpendicular to the main corridor. Neat rows of student housing arranged around pathways that radiate from a central plaza. The university’s most iconic building is the Read more
Susan B. Anthony was a champion for women’s rights in America. When she was a child, her Quaker parents wanted to send her to school, but when the teacher refused to teach girls long division, her family hired a private tutor to teach her and other girls. She grew up Read more
Rochester is home to Eastman Kodak and the Xerox corporation, the founders of which funded the University of Rochester in the early nineteenth century. Susan B. Anthony, a suffragette who lived before the suffragette movement existed, fought for women’s vote and registered to vote in Rochester. Notable museums in Rochester Read more
Bedford Falls from the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life was partially filmed in Seneca Falls, NY. In 1917, a man jumped from the bridge and saved a young girl from drowning in the canal at the risk of his own life. This heroic act inspired the movie where George Read more
I’ve been to several canal museums and all of them are adjacent to a canal, except this one. The Syracuse section of the canal was filled up, it used to run through the middle of the city. But high demand meant that it had to be widened and that was Read more
There’s no reason to go to Syracuse. Even the border guard made a face when I told him I was visiting Syracuse for fun. I only went because it was on the way to Seneca Falls to meet the cast of It’s a Wonderful Life. I suppose it’s a little Read more
After 17 states and calling stops at over three dozen towns and cities, Yakima is the most American town I’ve visited on my epic American road trip. Located almost in the center of Washington state, Yakima is well-hidden in the mountains and doesn’t get too many international tourists. In 2015, Read more