There is absolutely no reason to be bored in Chicago, even if you happen to be watching your budget. There are more than enough great free things to do all through the city to keep the kids busy and your pocketbook happy. Cloud Gate. Part art, part funhouse mirror, all fun! This shiny bean shaped sculpture is known as…
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I love to collect things, but I have to admit that I have a bit of collecting attention defecit. I used to collect teddy bears and Disney figurines, but I eventually outgrew that at far too advanced an age. Then, for a while I collected music boxes, but that didn't really jive with my minimalist desire for lack…
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One of the great things about big cities is that they have become storehouse for large scale art installations. This is especially welcome news for traveling families, because while most art experience are don't touch, don't breathe, don't you dare get too close, this type of art is often designed for interaction. Children walking the streets of downtown Chicago will…
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Maybe the days of the Wild West are long gone, but there is still a place where you can still catch the spirit of rambling plains and rugged cowboys. The Historic Stockyards were established in 1876 with the arrival of the railroad in Fort Worth, and by 1907 over 1 million cattle were sold here every year. Today, the Stockyards…
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Most travelers have a list of miseries that threaten to take the fun out of the whimsy of world travel. My list is pretty standard: delayed flights, crabby check in clerks, and souvenirs. It's really not that I hate the souvenir industry; it just feels like even though the destination changes, the travel trinkets stay the same. You could say…
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