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
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
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
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
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
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
This place in Chicago is 100% for children and amateur biologists. They have everything from tiny Nemo clownfish of the coral reef to dolphins of the Pacific. It’s not just fish, they also have spiders, frogs, cousins of alligators, and Read more
Now called the Willis Tower, the department store giant Sears once owned this Chicago landmark. The stepped-back upper floors were designed to yield a maximum window-to-floor ratio to make it attractive for tenants. Not having a gallery on the architectural Read more
When the John Hancock Building in Chicago was completed in 1969 it was the second tallest building in the world after the Empire State Building, but only if you include the height of its 350-foot tall spires. Today, it’s roof Read more
The MSI in Chicago is one of the better science museums I’ve visited in North America, it’s probably my second favorite on the continent after the Canada Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa and undoubtedly my favorite along the Read more