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Giant Trolls at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois

Giant Trolls at the Morton Arboretum in Illinois

If you’ve never been to the Morton Arboretum in Illinois, it’s a beautiful location in the Midwest seen from the

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12 FREE Things to Do in Kenosha Wisconsin Right Now

12 FREE Things to Do in Kenosha Wisconsin Right Now

Heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin or passing through on your Midwest road trip and looking for free things (or almost free!)

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Ultimate Guide to Waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula (Listed by Region)

Ultimate Guide to Waterfalls in the Upper Peninsula (Listed by Region)

If you’ve never been to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, commonly referred to as the U.P., you absolutely MUST go!

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Information on Iowa State Capitol Tours in Des Moines

Information on Iowa State Capitol Tours in Des Moines

The Iowa State Capitol tour takes you right into the heart of political grandeur in Des Moines, Iowa. The capitol

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Spook Cave & Campground in McGregor, Iowa

Spook Cave & Campground in McGregor, Iowa

Iowa has so many amazing campgrounds and places in nature to visit (but then again doesn’t every state in the

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Tips to Survive the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri

Tips to Survive the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri

If you are taking a trip to St. Louis you ABSOLUTELY MUST visit the City Museum. Kids or no kids

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What is there to do at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis?

What is there to do at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis?

Visiting The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis has been on my “NEED TO VISIT” list for several years now! I was

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The Secret of Miner’s Beach at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

The Secret of Miner’s Beach at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Our big trip this summer was camping completely around Lake Michigan – but when I read about the shipwrecks and

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Hands on Interactive Exhibits at the Indiana State Museum

Hands on Interactive Exhibits at the Indiana State Museum

During our weekend getaway to Indianapolis, Indiana we stayed downtown in the JW Marriott which was PERFECT because it was

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Walk in the Footsteps of Benjamin Harrison – Presidential Site Indianapolis

Walk in the Footsteps of Benjamin Harrison – Presidential Site Indianapolis

After discovering and exploring the underground Catacombs in Indianapolis a few years ago I decided it was time to make

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Where to Eat: Two Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Treats in Put-in-Bay

Where to Eat: Two Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Treats in Put-in-Bay

Three of the five people in my family have both gluten and dairy allergies which can make traveling quite a

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What is there to do at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio? Review

What is there to do at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio? Review

This past year we explored outdoors in Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, Ohio for Green Island Week – it was

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Things to Do in Nature Outdoors in Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, Ohio

Things to Do in Nature Outdoors in Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, Ohio

A few years ago I visited Put-in-Bay for a travel writing conference that I attended and had the amazing opportunity

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Things to See at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan

Things to See at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan

There are SO many things to see at the Henry Ford Museum! I had never been to Detroit before but

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Historical Things to Do in Wheaton, Illinois – C.S. Lewis Wardrobe, J.R.R. Tolkien Desk

Historical Things to Do in Wheaton, Illinois – C.S. Lewis Wardrobe, J.R.R. Tolkien Desk

Out of all the years we’ve driven out to Wheaton, Illinois I totally missed so many absolutely exciting pieces of

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Beautiful Art Murals of Detroit, Michigan and Eastern Market

Beautiful Art Murals of Detroit, Michigan and Eastern Market

This year I visited Detroit, Michigan for the first time and I was blown away by how beautiful and artsy

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Where to Eat Pizza Tour of Detroit: With Gluten Free & Dairy Free Options

Where to Eat Pizza Tour of Detroit: With Gluten Free & Dairy Free Options

Recently I took a road trip to Detroit for the first time to meet up with my girlfriends and I

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Things to Do at Santa’s Village Amusement Park in Illinois

Things to Do at Santa’s Village Amusement Park in Illinois

Last year we visited Santa’s Village Amusement Park for the first time, and they invited us back this year for

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