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Dayton, OH

Downtown Dayton is entirely skippable. There are no restaurants, no shops, no street life, and few interpretive plaques on the city’s history. Not even the Second Street Market is open daily like the ones in Colombus and Cincinnati. It’s so Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 27, 2023 ago
People

William H. Taft National Historic Site

William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States and its 10th chief justice – the only person the have held both offices. He was also the governor of Cuba and the Philippines when they were US colonies. Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 24, 2023 ago
Iconic Places

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Travelers learning about the underground railroad should start here in Cincinnati before making their way up to the Susan B. Antony House in Rochester, the Windsor-Detroit river crossing, and the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society. The slave trade existed In Africa Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 22, 2023 ago
Cities

Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati is home to William Howard Taft’s family, he was the 27th US president. It’s also home to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the best place to begin an educational trail to learn all about the Underground Railroad to Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 20, 2023 ago
Iconic Places

Indianapolis Speedway

Take a tour and visit the museum to understand all about the history and technical details of Indy car racing. The tour allows visitors to walk on the track and touch the bricks at the finish line. The $25 combo Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 17, 2023 ago
Experiences

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

Evan Williams is the second largest bourbon producer in the US after Jim Beam. It was the first licensed distillery in Kentucky in 1783, nine years before it became a state. Back in the day, producers couldn’t control the alcohol Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 13, 2023 ago
Cities

Louisville, KY

Everything unhealthy is everything Kentucky. Premium fudge, excellent whiskey, and all the fried chicken you could ever want. Get fat, get drunk, and go to bed. Wake up the next morning and lose money in a casino across the border Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 10, 2023 ago
Iconic Places

Agriculture & Food Museum

What’s a farm doing in the middle of Ottawa? It’s the  Central Experimental Farm attached to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. It’s about a third petting zoo, a third agricultural science, and a third agricultural innovation. After looking at Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 8, 2023 ago
Cars

2023 Audi A1 S-line 30

Distance: 298 kmDate: 30 September 2023Location: England Up front: I prefer the interior materials to the similarly-priced Hyundai Ioniq than this entry-level Audi. The Audi lacks a centre console and usable armrests on the doors making long journeys fatiguing. While Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 6, 2023 ago
Iconic Places

The Art Institute of Chicago

American art museums typically have a hodgepodge of second-rate American colonial paintings, clusters of meaningless modern sculptures, and obscure fragments of European churches. Not so in Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago consists of two wings, the old building and Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 3, 2023 ago

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